Decision Workspace
petfacts vs rust-dog vs dircat
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
petfacts
growingv0.1.5
A simple CLI program to print out cat and dog facts to the console.
25
rust-dog
growingv0.3.0
dog - a cat alternative written in rust
50
dircat
stablev1.1.2
High-performance Rust utility that concatenates and displays directory contents, similar to the C++ DirCat.
Core Metrics
| petfacts | rust-dog | dircat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 25 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 6.2K | 1.2K | 2.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 271d ago | 1846d ago | 42d ago |
| Age | 3y 4m | 5y | 1y 2m |
Health Breakdown
petfacts
Maintenance
7
Quality
8
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
rust-dog
Maintenance
1
Quality
7
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
7
dircat
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| petfacts | rust-dog | dircat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 0.3.0 | 1.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | non-standard | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 8 | 31 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 22KB | 146KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 50.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dircat leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •petfacts has the most downloads (6.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rust-dog has not been updated in over a year.
- •petfacts, rust-dog are pre-1.0 — API may change.