Decision Workspace
inwelling vs krates vs cargo-manifest
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
inwelling
growingv0.5.5
Collects information from downstream crates at compile-time.
67
krates
growingv0.21.2
Create graphs of crates gathered from cargo metadata
66
cargo-manifest
growingv0.21.0
Helper crate to parse and manipulate manifests - `Cargo.toml` files.
Core Metrics
| inwelling | krates | cargo-manifest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 67 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 46.7K | 4.2M | 4.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.2K | 372.3K | 339.2K |
| Dependents | 63 | 245 | 532 |
| Releases | 12 | 56 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 836d ago | 4d ago | 44d ago |
| Age | 5y 3m | 6y 4m | 5y 7m |
Health Breakdown
inwelling
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
krates
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cargo-manifest
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| inwelling | krates | cargo-manifest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.5 | 0.21.2 | 0.21.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 57KB | 29KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •krates leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-manifest has the most downloads (4.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cargo-manifest is depended on by 532 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ inwelling has not been updated in over a year.