Decision Workspace
file-retriever vs ripget vs paradown
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
file-retriever
growingv0.1.5
Concurrent download library with progress bar
47
ripget
experimentalv0.2.2
Fast multi-part downloader with retries, progress, and configurable parallelism.
43
paradown
experimentalv0.1.1
A multi-threaded download manager with resume capability
Core Metrics
| file-retriever | ripget | paradown | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 47 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 4.1K | 342 | 56 |
| 30d Downloads | 24 | 260 | 4 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 175d ago | 26d ago | 141d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 2m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
file-retriever
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
ripget
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
paradown
Maintenance
10
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| file-retriever | ripget | paradown | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 0.2.2 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 11 | 26 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 37KB | 57KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ripget leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •file-retriever has the most downloads (4.1K), suggesting wider adoption.