Decision Workspace
kconfq vs cargo-menuconfig vs kq
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
kconfq
experimentalv1.0.0
A portable way to query kernel configuration on a live system
43
cargo-menuconfig
experimentalv0.1.1
Cargo sub-command for configuring cargo projects using Kconfig and menuconfig.
42
kq
growingv1.0.6
A jq-like cli tool that can query and transform kdl right in the command line
Core Metrics
| kconfq | cargo-menuconfig | kq | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 43 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 154 | 718 | 7.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 2 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 69d ago | 221d ago | 1617d ago |
| Age | 2m | 7m | 4y 6m |
Health Breakdown
kconfq
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
cargo-menuconfig
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
kq
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| kconfq | cargo-menuconfig | kq | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.1.1 | 1.0.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | non-standard | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 11KB | 21KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 54.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.86 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-menuconfig leads with a health score of 43/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kq has the most downloads (7.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ kq has not been updated in over a year.
- •cargo-menuconfig is pre-1.0 — API may change.