Decision Workspace
ghciwatch vs cargo-watch vs cargo-watchdoc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
ghciwatch
stablev1.4.2
Ghciwatch loads a GHCi session for a Haskell project and reloads it when source files change.
61
cargo-watch
growingv8.5.3
Watches over your Cargo project’s source
39
cargo-watchdoc
growingv0.2.0
Regenerates and live reloads docs on changes
Core Metrics
| ghciwatch | cargo-watch | cargo-watchdoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 61 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 33.3K | 1.9M | 5.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 37.1K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 129 | 0 |
| Releases | 40 | 68 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 28d ago | 649d ago | 1007d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 11y 6m | 2y 9m |
Health Breakdown
ghciwatch
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
cargo-watch
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
cargo-watchdoc
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ghciwatch | cargo-watch | cargo-watchdoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.2 | 8.5.3 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | CC0-1.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 41 | 13 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 147KB | 173KB | 26KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-watch leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-watch is depended on by 129 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cargo-watch, cargo-watchdoc have not been updated in over a year.
- •cargo-watchdoc is pre-1.0 — API may change.