Decision Workspace
giff vs gitd vs threeway_merge
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
giff
stablev1.1.0
Visualizes the differences between the current HEAD and a specified branch in a git repository using a formatted table output in your terminal. The differences are displayed with color-coded additions and deletions for better readability.
32
gitd
growingv0.1.0
Visualizes the differences between the current HEAD and a specified branch in a git repository using a formatted table output in your terminal. The differences are displayed with color-coded additions and deletions for better readability.
56
threeway_merge
experimentalv0.1.16
Git-style 3-way string merging using proven algorithms from libgit2/xdiff. Statically links xdiff (LGPL-2.1+).
Core Metrics
| giff | gitd | threeway_merge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 32 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 971 | 3.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 144 | 2 | 164 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 9d ago | 598d ago | 27d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 1y 7m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
giff
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
gitd
Maintenance
1
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
threeway_merge
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| giff | gitd | threeway_merge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.1.16 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense OR MIT | Unlicense OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 46KB | 10KB | 49KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •threeway_merge leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ gitd has not been updated in over a year.
- •gitd, threeway_merge are pre-1.0 — API may change.