Decision Workspace
filetools vs softpath vs xio
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
filetools
growingv0.3.0
Helper functions for path operations
48
softpath
experimentalv0.2.2
A human-friendly file and directory path manipulation library for Rust.
48
xio
growingv0.1.11
A utility library providing common functionality for file system operations and asynchronous file processing
Core Metrics
| filetools | softpath | xio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 48 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 5.5K | 4.7K | 7.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 94 | 29 |
| Dependents | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Releases | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 776d ago | 269d ago | 376d ago |
| Age | 5y 11m | 9m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
filetools
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
softpath
Maintenance
10
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
xio
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| filetools | softpath | xio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.2.2 | 0.1.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 24KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •softpath leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •xio has the most downloads (7.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ filetools, xio have not been updated in over a year.