Decision Workspace
semver-extra vs gbump vs zerv
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
semver-extra
growingv0.2.5
Helper functions for the semver crate, complete with a CLI tool.
55
gbump
stablev1.3.0
Git tag semantic version bumper
53
zerv
experimentalv0.8.11
Generate versions for any commit from git and other version control - perfect for CI/CD builds and multiple formats
Core Metrics
| semver-extra | gbump | zerv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 55 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 9.5K | 28.9K | 41.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 45 | 27 | 226 |
| Dependents | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 22 | 132 |
| Last Updated | 633d ago | 109d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 1y 9m | 6y 4m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
semver-extra
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
gbump
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
zerv
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| semver-extra | gbump | zerv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.5 | 1.3.0 | 0.8.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 20KB | 650KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.78.0 | — | 1.92 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gbump leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zerv has the most downloads (41.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ semver-extra has not been updated in over a year.
- •semver-extra, zerv are pre-1.0 — API may change.