Decision Workspace
picodiff vs prettydiff vs difference
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
picodiff
growingv0.9.4
Tiny GUI app to compare text easily
59
prettydiff
growingv0.9.0
Side-by-side diff for two files
58
difference
growingv2.0.0
A Rust text diffing and assertion library.
Core Metrics
| picodiff | prettydiff | difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 59 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 4.6K | 5.1M | 33.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 340.2K | 1.4M |
| Dependents | 0 | 644 | 2.8K |
| Releases | 5 | 23 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 377d ago | 169d ago | 2985d ago |
| Age | 1y 9m | 7y 2m | 10y 6m |
Health Breakdown
picodiff
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
prettydiff
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
difference
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| picodiff | prettydiff | difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.4 | 0.9.0 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 93KB | 148KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | 1.74.0 | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •prettydiff leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •difference has the most downloads (33.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •difference is depended on by 2.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ picodiff, difference have not been updated in over a year.
- •picodiff, prettydiff are pre-1.0 — API may change.