Decision Workspace
estuary vs crates-index vs cargo-lock-fetch
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
29
estuary
growingv0.1.1
An alternative cargo registry suitable for *small-scale* crate publishing and distribution.
71
crates-index
stablev3.13.0
Library for retrieving and interacting with the crates.io index
44
cargo-lock-fetch
experimentalv0.2.0
cargo fetch and cargo vendor with just Cargo.lock
Core Metrics
| estuary | crates-index | cargo-lock-fetch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 29 | 71 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 4.6K | 7.0M | 1.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 100.2K | 5 |
| Dependents | 0 | 769 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 101 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1918d ago | 41d ago | 237d ago |
| Age | 5y 3m | 10y 10m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
estuary
Maintenance
4
Quality
6
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
crates-index
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cargo-lock-fetch
Maintenance
10
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| estuary | crates-index | cargo-lock-fetch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 3.13.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0/MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 24 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 89KB | 32KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 33.3% | 39.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •crates-index leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •crates-index is depended on by 769 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ estuary has not been updated in over a year.
- •estuary, cargo-lock-fetch are pre-1.0 — API may change.