Decision Workspace
negahban vs watchexec vs watchexec-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
negahban
growingv0.3.1
🧐 A simple file watcher, based on `notify`, designed to be fast, easy-to-use and async friendly
62
watchexec
stablev8.2.0
Library to execute commands in response to file modifications
59
watchexec-cli
stablev2.5.1
Executes commands in response to file modifications
Core Metrics
| negahban | watchexec | watchexec-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 62 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 10.7K | 4.9M | 653.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 81.5K | 1.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 527 | 6 |
| Releases | 9 | 78 | 54 |
| Last Updated | 1136d ago | 134d ago | 105d ago |
| Age | 3y 4m | 9y 9m | 5y 2m |
Health Breakdown
negahban
Maintenance
4
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
watchexec
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
watchexec-cli
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| negahban | watchexec | watchexec-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 8.2.0 | 2.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 16 | 48 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 49KB | 78KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 33.3% | 9.0% | 3.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.67.0 | 1.61.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •watchexec leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •watchexec is depended on by 527 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ negahban has not been updated in over a year.
- •negahban is pre-1.0 — API may change.