Decision Workspace
pretty-readme vs cargo-rdme vs cargo-readme
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
pretty-readme
growingv0.1.0
Macro to make using a README.md file as the root module documentation easy, seamless, and testable
58
cargo-rdme
stablev1.5.0
Cargo command to create your `README.md` from your crate's documentation
53
cargo-readme
growingv3.3.1
A cargo subcommand to generate README.md content from doc comments
Core Metrics
| pretty-readme | cargo-rdme | cargo-readme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 58 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 9.8K | 97.2K | 719.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.2K | 4.4K | 8.8K |
| Dependents | 6 | 2 | 230 |
| Releases | 1 | 28 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 698d ago | 145d ago | 872d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 4y 5m | 10y 3m |
Health Breakdown
pretty-readme
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
cargo-rdme
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
cargo-readme
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| pretty-readme | cargo-rdme | cargo-readme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.5.0 | 3.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | LGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 13 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 46KB | 26KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.86.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-rdme leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-readme has the most downloads (719.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cargo-readme is depended on by 230 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pretty-readme, cargo-readme have not been updated in over a year.
- •pretty-readme is pre-1.0 — API may change.