Decision Workspace
fieldwork-derive vs quote vs syn
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
fieldwork-derive
experimentalv0.5.0
Procedural macro implementation for fieldwork
75
quote
stablev1.0.45
Quasi-quoting macro quote!(...)
74
syn
stablev2.0.117
Parser for Rust source code
Core Metrics
| fieldwork-derive | quote | syn | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 75 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 909 | 1.0B | 1.5B |
| 30d Downloads | 834 | 67.1M | 95.2M |
| Dependents | 3 | 124.7K | 126.3K |
| Releases | 3 | 93 | 350 |
| Last Updated | 15d ago | 24d ago | 36d ago |
| Age | 1m | 9y 6m | 9y 6m |
Health Breakdown
fieldwork-derive
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
quote
Maintenance
17
Quality
22
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
syn
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| fieldwork-derive | quote | syn | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 1.0.45 | 2.0.117 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 32KB | 306KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.9% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71 | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •quote leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •syn has the most downloads (1.5B), suggesting wider adoption.
- •syn is depended on by 126.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •fieldwork-derive is pre-1.0 — API may change.