Decision Workspace
gist-cache-rs vs cargo-run-bin vs btdt-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
gist-cache-rs
experimentalv0.8.7
Interactive CLI tool for caching, searching, and executing GitHub Gists, built with Rust.
59
cargo-run-bin
growingv1.7.5
Build, cache, and run binaries scoped in Cargo.toml rather than installing globally. This acts similarly to npm run and gomodrun, and allows your teams to always be running the same tooling versions.
55
btdt-cli
growingv0.4.4
"been there, done that" - a tool for flexible CI caching
Core Metrics
| gist-cache-rs | cargo-run-bin | btdt-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 59 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 358 | 188.9K | 2.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 16 | 8.0K | 53 |
| Dependents | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| Releases | 14 | 29 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 99d ago | 256d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 3m | 4y 10m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
gist-cache-rs
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
cargo-run-bin
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
btdt-cli
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| gist-cache-rs | cargo-run-bin | btdt-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.7 | 1.7.5 | 0.4.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 20 | 12 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 156KB | 82KB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.70.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-run-bin leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gist-cache-rs, btdt-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.