Decision Workspace
ib-update vs update-informer vs semver-diff
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
ib-update
experimentalv0.1.0
A lightweight library for software update
61
update-informer
growingv1.3.0
Easily implement update checks for your application
50
semver-diff
experimentalv0.1.1
Find the release-type difference between two semantic versions (major/minor/patch and their prerelease variants). A faithful Rust port of node-semver's diff.
Core Metrics
| ib-update | update-informer | semver-diff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 61 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 18 | 2.0M | 28 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 53.3K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.1K | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 9d ago | 367d ago | 21d ago |
| Age | 9d | 4y 6m | 22d |
Health Breakdown
ib-update
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
update-informer
Maintenance
5
Quality
21
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
semver-diff
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ib-update | update-informer | semver-diff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.3.0 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 29KB | 11KB |
| Features | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.95 | — | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •update-informer leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •update-informer is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ update-informer has not been updated in over a year.
- •ib-update, semver-diff are pre-1.0 — API may change.