Decision Workspace
ferrous-forge vs snowlog vs cargo-mate
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
ferrous-forge
growingv1.9.0
System-wide Rust development standards enforcer
50
snowlog
experimentalv0.1.3
A structured logging library for Rust with JSON output and rotation support
48
cargo-mate
growingv1.8.0
Rust development companion that enhances cargo with intelligent workflows, state management, performance optimization, and comprehensive project monitoring.
Core Metrics
| ferrous-forge | snowlog | cargo-mate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 50 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 3.4K | 64 | 8.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 142 | 6 | 34 |
| Dependents | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 19 | 4 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 6d ago | 91d ago | 138d ago |
| Age | 6m | 3m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
ferrous-forge
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
snowlog
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
cargo-mate
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ferrous-forge | snowlog | cargo-mate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.9.0 | 0.1.3 | 1.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 42 | 3 | 60 |
| Crate Size | 621KB | 13KB | 520KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ferrous-forge leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-mate has the most downloads (8.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •snowlog is pre-1.0 — API may change.