Decision Workspace
nodejs-semver vs js-semver vs napi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
70
nodejs-semver
stablev5.0.0
A node-semver compliant semver implementation in Rust.
44
js-semver
experimentalv0.3.0
Parser and evaluator for npm's flavor of Semantic Versioning
72
napi
stablev3.10.5
N-API bindings
Core Metrics
| nodejs-semver | js-semver | napi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 70 | 44 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 539.0K | 200 | 42.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 22.8K | 0 | 3.1M |
| Dependents | 77 | 0 | 5.3K |
| Releases | 12 | 3 | 250 |
| Last Updated | 23d ago | 91d ago | today |
| Age | 2y 10m | 3m | 8y 7m |
Health Breakdown
nodejs-semver
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
js-semver
Maintenance
14
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
napi
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| nodejs-semver | js-semver | napi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 5.0.0 | 0.3.0 | 3.10.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT-0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 52KB | 20KB | 147KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 39 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 66.7% | 1.2% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.85 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •napi leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •napi is depended on by 5.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •js-semver is pre-1.0 — API may change.