Decision Workspace
similar vs likewise vs imara-diff
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
similar
growingv2.7.0
A diff library for Rust
54
likewise
growingv3.1.0
A diff library for Rust (fork of similar)
52
imara-diff
growingv0.2.0
A high performance library for computing diffs.
Core Metrics
| similar | likewise | imara-diff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 54 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 110.0M | 589 | 14.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 10.1M | 153 | 2.1M |
| Dependents | 7.5K | 4 | 316 |
| Releases | 20 | 2 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 432d ago | 14d ago | 286d ago |
| Age | 5y 2m | 6m | 3y 5m |
Health Breakdown
similar
Maintenance
7
Quality
22
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
likewise
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
11
imara-diff
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| similar | likewise | imara-diff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.7.0 | 3.1.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 54KB | 60KB | 163KB |
| Features | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.60 | 1.83 | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •similar leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •similar is depended on by 7.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ similar has not been updated in over a year.
- •imara-diff is pre-1.0 — API may change.