Decision Workspace
io-block vs blockdev vs cala
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
io-block
growingv0.2.2
Work with block devices and other block-like things in rust
53
blockdev
growingv0.4.0
A Rust library for parsing and working with lsblk JSON output, providing type-safe block device representation and utilities for Linux
49
cala
growingv0.9.0
Make portable apps and video games in Rust!
Core Metrics
| io-block | blockdev | cala | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 53 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 10.0K | 5.2K | 19.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.1K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 1087d ago | 11d ago | 1966d ago |
| Age | 9y 9m | 1y 3m | 7y 11m |
Health Breakdown
io-block
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
blockdev
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
cala
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| io-block | blockdev | cala | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.4.0 | 0.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT OR BSL-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 27KB | 34KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •blockdev leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cala has the most downloads (19.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ io-block, cala have not been updated in over a year.