Decision Workspace
drt-tools vs debversion vs cargo-deb
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
drt-tools
growingv0.3.5
Tools for Debian Release Team work
63
debversion
growingv0.5.1
Debian version parsing, manipulation and comparison
62
cargo-deb
stablev3.6.3
Make Debian packages (.deb) easily with a Cargo subcommand
Core Metrics
| drt-tools | debversion | cargo-deb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 63 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 37.4K | 206.8K | 1.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 40 | 6.3K | 48.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 646 | 14 |
| Releases | 36 | 26 | 143 |
| Last Updated | 99d ago | 50d ago | 51d ago |
| Age | 4y 4m | 2y 8m | 8y 8m |
Health Breakdown
drt-tools
Maintenance
17
Quality
11
Community
2
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
debversion
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
cargo-deb
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| drt-tools | debversion | cargo-deb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.5 | 0.5.1 | 3.6.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 29 | 8 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 60KB | 31KB | 92KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 36.4% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •debversion leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-deb has the most downloads (1.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •debversion is depended on by 646 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •drt-tools, debversion are pre-1.0 — API may change.