Decision Workspace
estuary vs crates-index vs depchain
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
29
estuary
growingv0.1.1
An alternative cargo registry suitable for *small-scale* crate publishing and distribution.
73
crates-index
stablev3.14.0
Library for retrieving and interacting with the crates.io index
49
depchain
experimentalv0.0.1
Package dependency intelligence - work in progress.
Core Metrics
| estuary | crates-index | depchain | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 29 | 73 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 4.6K | 7.3M | 13 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 181.4K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 776 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 102 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1977d ago | 19d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 5y 5m | 11y | 7d |
Health Breakdown
estuary
Maintenance
4
Quality
6
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
crates-index
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
depchain
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| estuary | crates-index | depchain | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 3.14.0 | 0.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0/MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 24 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 91KB | 2KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 33.3% | 39.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •crates-index leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •crates-index is depended on by 776 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ estuary has not been updated in over a year.
- •estuary, depchain are pre-1.0 — API may change.