Decision Workspace
herbie-lint vs approx_collections vs clippy
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
herbie-lint
growingv1.0.7
A rustc plugin to check for numerical instability
63
approx_collections
growingv4.1.0
Collections using approximate floating-point comparison
58
clippy
growingv0.0.302
A bunch of helpful lints to avoid common pitfalls in Rust.
Core Metrics
| herbie-lint | approx_collections | clippy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 63 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 41.0K | 2.6K | 1.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 27 | 114 | 15.2K |
| Dependents | 3 | 3 | 4.0K |
| Releases | 9 | 8 | 210 |
| Last Updated | 3640d ago | 14d ago | 2730d ago |
| Age | 10y 3m | 8m | 10y 10m |
Health Breakdown
herbie-lint
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
8
approx_collections
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
clippy
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| herbie-lint | approx_collections | clippy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.7 | 4.1.0 | 0.0.302 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 40KB | 28KB | 2KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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Quick Verdict
- •approx_collections leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •clippy has the most downloads (1.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •clippy is depended on by 4.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ herbie-lint, clippy have not been updated in over a year.
- •clippy is pre-1.0 — API may change.