Decision Workspace
nefaxer vs crates-index-diff vs dir-diff
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
nefaxer
experimentalv0.1.5
High-performance directory indexer with content-aware diffing. Walks trees in parallel, stores metadata in SQLite, compares against a previous snapshot.
60
crates-index-diff
stablev29.0.0
Learn what's changed in the crates.io index
55
dir-diff
growingv0.3.3
Do two directories have different contents?
Core Metrics
| nefaxer | crates-index-diff | dir-diff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 60 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 167 | 123.5K | 7.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 61 | 2.9K | 235.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 31 | 918 |
| Releases | 5 | 63 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 81d ago | 829d ago |
| Age | 1m | 9y 3m | 9y |
Health Breakdown
nefaxer
Maintenance
14
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
crates-index-diff
Maintenance
15
Quality
20
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
dir-diff
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| nefaxer | crates-index-diff | dir-diff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 29.0.0 | 0.3.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT or Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 25 | 14 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 329KB | 95KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.93 | — | 1.66 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •crates-index-diff leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dir-diff has the most downloads (7.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •dir-diff is depended on by 918 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dir-diff has not been updated in over a year.
- •nefaxer, dir-diff are pre-1.0 — API may change.