Decision Workspace
gitpatch vs patch-apply vs patch
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
gitpatch
experimentalv0.7.1
Parse patches in the unified diff format
49
patch-apply
growingv0.8.3
Parse and apply patches in the unified diff format
42
patch
growingv0.7.0
Parse patches in the unified diff format
Core Metrics
| gitpatch | patch-apply | patch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 49 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1M | 21.1K | 700.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 86.6K | 2.2K | 43.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 21 | 181 |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 346d ago | 495d ago | 1186d ago |
| Age | 11m | 1y 4m | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
gitpatch
Maintenance
3
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
patch-apply
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
patch
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| gitpatch | patch-apply | patch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.1 | 0.8.3 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 26KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •patch-apply leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gitpatch has the most downloads (1.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •patch is depended on by 181 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ patch-apply, patch have not been updated in over a year.