Decision Workspace
hostcraft-cli vs hostcraft-core vs drophost
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
hostcraft-cli
experimentalv1.2.0
CLI for managing your system hosts file
48
hostcraft-core
experimentalv0.1.7
Core library for the hostcraft ecosystem — parsing, manipulation and file I/O for system hosts
40
drophost
growingv0.4.2
A simple drop-in based /etc/hosts manager
Core Metrics
| hostcraft-cli | hostcraft-core | drophost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 48 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 36 | 105 | 11.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 36 | 106 | 13 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 8 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 1d ago | 1065d ago |
| Age | 2d | 8d | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
hostcraft-cli
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
hostcraft-core
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
drophost
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| hostcraft-cli | hostcraft-core | drophost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 | 0.1.7 | 0.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 9KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hostcraft-core leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •drophost has the most downloads (11.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ drophost has not been updated in over a year.
- •hostcraft-core, drophost are pre-1.0 — API may change.