Decision Workspace
ghcid-ng vs ghciwatch vs watchexec
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
ghcid-ng
growingv0.3.8
Renamed to `ghciwatch`
54
ghciwatch
stablev1.2.0
Ghciwatch loads a GHCi session for a Haskell project and reloads it when source files change.
66
watchexec
stablev8.2.0
Library to execute commands in response to file modifications
Core Metrics
| ghcid-ng | ghciwatch | watchexec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 54 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 14.2K | 33.0K | 4.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 16 | 67 | 150.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 513 |
| Releases | 12 | 31 | 78 |
| Last Updated | 904d ago | 15d ago | 26d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 2y 5m | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
ghcid-ng
Maintenance
6
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
ghciwatch
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
watchexec
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ghcid-ng | ghciwatch | watchexec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.8 | 1.2.0 | 8.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 28 | 45 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 83KB | 131KB | 49KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.61.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •watchexec leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •watchexec is depended on by 513 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ghcid-ng has not been updated in over a year.
- •ghcid-ng is pre-1.0 — API may change.