Decision Workspace
metadeps vs system-deps vs cargo-manifest
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
metadeps
growingv1.1.2
Run pkg-config from declarative dependencies in Cargo.toml
71
system-deps
stablev7.0.8
Discover and configure system dependencies from declarative dependencies in Cargo.toml
66
cargo-manifest
growingv0.21.0
Helper crate to parse and manipulate manifests - `Cargo.toml` files.
Core Metrics
| metadeps | system-deps | cargo-manifest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 71 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 3.1M | 48.1M | 4.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 25.3K | 3.8M | 339.2K |
| Dependents | 138 | 2.1K | 532 |
| Releases | 6 | 37 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 3283d ago | 53d ago | 44d ago |
| Age | 9y 5m | 5y 11m | 5y 7m |
Health Breakdown
metadeps
Maintenance
3
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
system-deps
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
cargo-manifest
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| metadeps | system-deps | cargo-manifest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.2 | 7.0.8 | 0.21.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 30KB | 29KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.78.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •system-deps leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •system-deps is depended on by 2.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ metadeps has not been updated in over a year.
- •cargo-manifest is pre-1.0 — API may change.