Decision Workspace
nefaxer vs crates-index-diff vs compare-dir
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
nefaxer
experimentalv0.1.11
High-performance directory indexer with content-aware diffing. Walks trees in parallel, stores metadata in SQLite, compares against a previous snapshot.
63
crates-index-diff
stablev31.0.0
Learn what's changed in the crates.io index
56
compare-dir
experimentalv0.9.9
A high-performance directory comparison tool and library
Core Metrics
| nefaxer | crates-index-diff | compare-dir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 63 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 752 | 138.2K | 847 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.2K | 0 |
| Dependents | 10 | 32 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 65 | 47 |
| Last Updated | 41d ago | 27d ago | today |
| Age | 5m | 9y 6m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
nefaxer
Maintenance
19
Quality
10
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
crates-index-diff
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
compare-dir
Maintenance
20
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| nefaxer | crates-index-diff | compare-dir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.11 | 31.0.0 | 0.9.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT or Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 24 | 14 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 332KB | 91KB | 43KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.95 | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •crates-index-diff leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nefaxer, compare-dir are pre-1.0 — API may change.