Decision Workspace
phper vs cargo-phper vs phper-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
phper
growingv0.17.2
The framework that allows us to write PHP extensions using pure and safe Rust whenever possible.
37
cargo-phper
growingv0.0.0
[WIP] The Cargo command for phper.
49
phper-sys
growingv0.15.4
Low level PHP binding for Rust.
Core Metrics
| phper | cargo-phper | phper-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 37 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 70.6K | 1.6K | 74.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.6K | 3 | 1.6K |
| Dependents | 21 | 0 | 129 |
| Releases | 36 | 1 | 35 |
| Last Updated | 110d ago | 1293d ago | 170d ago |
| Age | 6y 3m | 3y 6m | 6y 3m |
Health Breakdown
phper
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
cargo-phper
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
phper-sys
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| phper | cargo-phper | phper-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.17.2 | 0.0.0 | 0.15.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MulanPSL-2.0 | MulanPSL-2.0 | MulanPSL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 48KB | 5KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.56 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •phper leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •phper-sys has the most downloads (74.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •phper-sys is depended on by 129 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cargo-phper has not been updated in over a year.