Decision Workspace
nodejs-semver vs js-semver vs napi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
nodejs-semver
growingv4.2.0
A node-semver compliant semver implementation in Rust.
40
js-semver
experimentalv0.3.0
Parser and evaluator for npm's flavor of Semantic Versioning
71
napi
stablev3.9.0
N-API bindings
Core Metrics
| nodejs-semver | js-semver | napi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 40 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 480.3K | 43 | 34.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 36.8K | 0 | 3.8M |
| Dependents | 47 | 0 | 4.7K |
| Releases | 11 | 3 | 240 |
| Last Updated | 180d ago | 42d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 2m | 8y 5m |
Health Breakdown
nodejs-semver
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
js-semver
Maintenance
11
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
napi
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| nodejs-semver | js-semver | napi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 4.2.0 | 0.3.0 | 3.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT-0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 40KB | 20KB | 130KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 39 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 66.7% | 1.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70.0 | 1.85 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •napi leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •napi is depended on by 4.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •js-semver is pre-1.0 — API may change.