Decision Workspace
flickzeug vs diffy vs diffy-imara
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
flickzeug
experimentalv0.5.1
A fork of diffy: diff, patch, and merge library featuring Myers' algorithm, unified diff format parsing, fuzzy patch application, and three-way merge with conflict detection
57
diffy
growingv0.4.2
Tools for finding and manipulating differences between files
47
diffy-imara
growingv0.3.2
Tools for finding and manipulating differences between files
Core Metrics
| flickzeug | diffy | diffy-imara | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 57 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 31.3K | 9.8M | 11.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 16.3K | 724.0K | 749 |
| Dependents | 13 | 994 | 16 |
| Releases | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 31d ago | 422d ago | 394d ago |
| Age | 3m | 5y 9m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
flickzeug
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
diffy
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
diffy-imara
Maintenance
10
Quality
9
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| flickzeug | diffy | diffy-imara | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.1 | 0.4.2 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 106KB | 38KB | 42KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.62.1 | 1.63.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •flickzeug leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •diffy has the most downloads (9.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •diffy is depended on by 994 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ diffy, diffy-imara have not been updated in over a year.