Decision Workspace
dostime vs dos-date-time vs dateparser
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
dostime
growingv2.0.0
A Rust crate that converts to and from MS DOS dates and times.
62
dos-date-time
experimentalv0.3.0
An MS-DOS date and time library
59
dateparser
growingv0.3.1
Parse dates in string formats that are commonly used
Core Metrics
| dostime | dos-date-time | dateparser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 62 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 3.4K | 5.9K | 2.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 2.0K | 278.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 5 | 701 |
| Releases | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 284d ago | 27d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 3m | 4y 10m |
Health Breakdown
dostime
Maintenance
8
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
dos-date-time
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
dateparser
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| dostime | dos-date-time | dateparser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.3.0 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 30KB | 22KB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dos-date-time leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dateparser has the most downloads (2.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •dateparser is depended on by 701 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •dos-date-time, dateparser are pre-1.0 — API may change.