Decision Workspace
node-cleaner vs clean-dev-dirs vs dev-sweep
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
node-cleaner
experimentalv0.2.24
A tool for cleaning and managing node_modules directories
53
clean-dev-dirs
growingv2.8.0
A fast CLI tool for recursively cleaning development build directories (Rust, Node.js, Python, Go, Java/Kotlin, C/C++, Swift, .NET) to reclaim disk space
46
dev-sweep
experimentalv0.1.7
A fast, interactive CLI tool to find and clean build artifacts and dependency caches across all your dev projects
Core Metrics
| node-cleaner | clean-dev-dirs | dev-sweep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 53 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 593 | 2.1K | 76 |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 152 | 15 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 23 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 304d ago | 4d ago | 34d ago |
| Age | 10m | 10m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
node-cleaner
Maintenance
3
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
clean-dev-dirs
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
dev-sweep
Maintenance
17
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| node-cleaner | clean-dev-dirs | dev-sweep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.24 | 2.8.0 | 0.1.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 18 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 512KB | 85KB | 4.1MB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •clean-dev-dirs leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •node-cleaner, dev-sweep are pre-1.0 — API may change.