Decision Workspace
rat-rs vs cron vs rkik
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
rat-rs
growingv0.1.2
A simple cli tool to fetch transports schedules on the Ile-de-France région
64
cron
growingv0.16.0
A cron expression parser and schedule explorer.
58
rkik
growingv2.1.0
Rusty Klock Inspection Kit - NTP Query and Compare Tool
Core Metrics
| rat-rs | cron | rkik | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 64 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 4.0K | 10.1M | 8.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 1.3M | 1.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 4.8K | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 22 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 1365d ago | 2d ago | 62d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 10y 9m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
rat-rs
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
cron
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
rkik
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rat-rs | cron | rkik | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.16.0 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 8 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 26KB | 65KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.62.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cron leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cron is depended on by 4.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rat-rs has not been updated in over a year.
- •rat-rs, cron are pre-1.0 — API may change.