Decision Workspace
rcrontab vs just vs cargo-run
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
rcrontab
experimentalv0.1.0
emoji. Scheduling tools for setting periodic automatic execution tasks
68
just
stablev1.48.1
🤖 Just a command runner
51
cargo-run
growingv0.5.2
A powerful, fast, and developer-friendly CLI tool for managing project scripts in Rust. Think npm scripts, make, or just — but built specifically for the Rust ecosystem.
Core Metrics
| rcrontab | just | cargo-run | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 68 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 11 | 1.8M | 5.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 11 | 62.8K | 108 |
| Dependents | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 157 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | today | 106d ago |
| Age | 5d | 9y 5m | 1y 9m |
Health Breakdown
rcrontab
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
12
just
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
cargo-run
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rcrontab | just | cargo-run | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.48.1 | 0.5.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | CC0-1.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 38 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 314KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.94.0 | 1.85.0 | 1.79 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •just leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rcrontab, cargo-run are pre-1.0 — API may change.