Decision Workspace
foldiff vs diffdirs vs xdiff-live
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
foldiff
growingv0.2.0
Easily configurable tool to get the difference between a reference folder and others
42
diffdirs
experimentalv0.2.6
Compare two directories and show differences in files or subdirectories with colorized output, depth limiting, and JSON support.
35
xdiff-live
experimentalv0.1.1
A live diff tool for comparing files and directories.
Core Metrics
| foldiff | diffdirs | xdiff-live | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 42 | 35 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8K | 604 | 797 |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 2550d ago | 142d ago | 250d ago |
| Age | 6y 12m | 5m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
foldiff
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
diffdirs
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
xdiff-live
Maintenance
8
Quality
11
Community
3
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| foldiff | diffdirs | xdiff-live | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.2.6 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 25KB | 45KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •diffdirs leads with a health score of 42/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •foldiff has the most downloads (1.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ foldiff has not been updated in over a year.