Decision Workspace
kcfg vs k8s-kx vs k8s-openapi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
kcfg
growingv0.2.1
KUBECONFIG manipulation CLI
35
k8s-kx
growingv0.3.0
set KUBECONFIG environment variable for current shell session
72
k8s-openapi
growingv0.27.1
Bindings for the Kubernetes client API
Core Metrics
| kcfg | k8s-kx | k8s-openapi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 35 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 6.7K | 3.3K | 46.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 4 | 3.4M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 16.8K |
| Releases | 5 | 2 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 1212d ago | 2376d ago | 22d ago |
| Age | 4y 5m | 6y 6m | 7y 9m |
Health Breakdown
kcfg
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
k8s-kx
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
k8s-openapi
Maintenance
21
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| kcfg | k8s-kx | k8s-openapi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.3.0 | 0.27.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 89KB | 2.8MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •k8s-openapi leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •k8s-openapi is depended on by 16.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ kcfg, k8s-kx have not been updated in over a year.