Decision Workspace
rstclean vs cargo-clean-targets vs cargo-wash
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
rstclean
growingv0.1.0
Rust artifacts cleaner
50
cargo-clean-targets
experimentalv0.1.2
Cargo subcommand: strip target/ caches across a tree, keep only compiled binaries
49
cargo-wash
stablev1.8.1
A tool to clean up your Cargo caches
Core Metrics
| rstclean | cargo-clean-targets | cargo-wash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 50 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 1.5K | 74 | 13.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 1034d ago | 26d ago | 190d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 26d | 1y 7m |
Health Breakdown
rstclean
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
cargo-clean-targets
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
cargo-wash
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rstclean | cargo-clean-targets | cargo-wash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.2 | 1.8.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 11KB | 21KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-clean-targets leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-wash has the most downloads (13.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rstclean has not been updated in over a year.
- •rstclean, cargo-clean-targets are pre-1.0 — API may change.