Decision Workspace
rpk vs sprinkles-rs vs cargo-fresh
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
rpk
growingv0.2.2
A lightweight, cross-platform cli package manager.
57
sprinkles-rs
growingv0.23.0
A Rust based abstraction layer for Scoop
51
cargo-fresh
experimentalv0.9.8
A Rust tool for checking and updating globally installed Cargo packages with interactive mode and smart prerelease detection
Core Metrics
| rpk | sprinkles-rs | cargo-fresh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 57 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 19.5K | 15.4K | 1.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 23 | 26 | 21 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 20 | 17 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 351d ago | 49d ago | 160d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 1y 10m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
rpk
Maintenance
9
Quality
8
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
sprinkles-rs
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
cargo-fresh
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rpk | sprinkles-rs | cargo-fresh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.23.0 | 0.9.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 27 | 55 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 54KB | 117KB | 42KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 5.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sprinkles-rs leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rpk has the most downloads (19.5K), suggesting wider adoption.