Decision Workspace
keep-a-changelog vs philiprehberger-changelog vs gen-changelog
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
keep-a-changelog
growingv0.1.4
Rust library for generating and manipulating CHANGELOG.md files that use the Keep A Changelog format.
52
philiprehberger-changelog
experimentalv0.1.2
Programmatic CHANGELOG.md parsing, generation, and manipulation following Keep a Changelog format
50
gen-changelog
experimentalv0.1.7
Generate a change log based on the git commits compatible with keep-a-changelog and using conventional commits to categorise commits.
Core Metrics
| keep-a-changelog | philiprehberger-changelog | gen-changelog | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 52 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 35.6K | 21 | 5.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.3K | 21 | 437 |
| Dependents | 101 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 625d ago | today | 29d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 7d | 7m |
Health Breakdown
keep-a-changelog
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
philiprehberger-changelog
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
gen-changelog
Maintenance
17
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| keep-a-changelog | philiprehberger-changelog | gen-changelog | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.1.2 | 0.1.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 10KB | 179KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •philiprehberger-changelog leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •keep-a-changelog has the most downloads (35.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •keep-a-changelog is depended on by 101 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ keep-a-changelog has not been updated in over a year.