Decision Workspace
pydep-mapper vs pycu vs cargo-whys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
pydep-mapper
experimentalv0.1.5
Fast Rust CLI for analyzing Python dependencies with external package declarations support.
44
pycu
experimentalv1.1.4
Check your Python dependencies for newer versions on PyPI
39
cargo-whys
experimentalv0.1.0
A cargo subcommand that explains why dependencies are in your tree
Core Metrics
| pydep-mapper | pycu | cargo-whys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 44 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9K | 106 | 19 |
| 30d Downloads | 11 | 106 | 4 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 221d ago | 4d ago | 74d ago |
| Age | 7m | 19d | 2m |
Health Breakdown
pydep-mapper
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
pycu
Maintenance
14
Quality
7
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
cargo-whys
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| pydep-mapper | pycu | cargo-whys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 1.1.4 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 18 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 61KB | 495KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.89.0 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pydep-mapper leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pydep-mapper, cargo-whys are pre-1.0 — API may change.