Decision Workspace
kernal vs shoulds vs assertables
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
kernal
growingv0.5.1
A fluent assertion framework for Rust.
44
shoulds
growingv0.3.0
An intuitive, fluent assertion library for writing expressive test expectations in Rust.
60
assertables
stablev9.8.6
Assertables: assert macros for better testing, debugging, quality assurance, and runtime reliability.
Core Metrics
| kernal | shoulds | assertables | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 44 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 5.6K | 9.6K | 929.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 43 | 12 | 92.2K |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 417 |
| Releases | 6 | 9 | 73 |
| Last Updated | 40d ago | 257d ago | 36d ago |
| Age | 2y 11m | 4y 3m | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
kernal
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
shoulds
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
assertables
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| kernal | shoulds | assertables | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.1 | 0.3.0 | 9.8.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 100KB | 6KB | 546KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.6% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •assertables leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •assertables is depended on by 417 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •kernal, shoulds are pre-1.0 — API may change.