Decision Workspace
rpm vs nfpm-cgo vs cargo-revolve
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
rpm
growingv0.19.0
A pure rust library for building and parsing RPMs
45
nfpm-cgo
experimentalv0.1.1
A Rust wrapper for the nFPM Go library for creating .deb and .rpm packages.
43
cargo-revolve
experimentalv0.2.5
A Cargo subcommand to build RPMs using a .spec template, bridging the gap between Rust projects and native RPM tooling.
Core Metrics
| rpm | nfpm-cgo | cargo-revolve | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 45 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 705.6K | 48 | 2.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 71.7K | 22 | 10 |
| Dependents | 195 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 22 | 1 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 38d ago | 32d ago | 190d ago |
| Age | 8y 6m | 1m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
rpm
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
nfpm-cgo
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
cargo-revolve
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rpm | nfpm-cgo | cargo-revolve | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.19.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.2.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 30 | 1 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 325KB | 14KB | 43KB |
| Features | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rpm leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rpm is depended on by 195 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.