Decision Workspace
siwi-download vs rustube vs ripget
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
siwi-download
stablev1.0.0
Downloader with a pure http implementation support breakpoint continuations
48
rustube
growingv0.6.0
A YouTube video downloader, originally inspired by pytube, written in Rust.
47
ripget
experimentalv0.2.2
Fast multi-part downloader with retries, progress, and configurable parallelism.
Core Metrics
| siwi-download | rustube | ripget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 48 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 11.2K | 77.3K | 342 |
| 30d Downloads | 17 | 1.1K | 260 |
| Dependents | 0 | 106 | 1 |
| Releases | 13 | 26 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 58d ago | 1258d ago | 26d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 5y 2m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
siwi-download
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
rustube
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
ripget
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| siwi-download | rustube | ripget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.6.0 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 26 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 38KB | 37KB |
| Features | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •siwi-download leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rustube has the most downloads (77.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rustube is depended on by 106 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rustube has not been updated in over a year.
- •rustube, ripget are pre-1.0 — API may change.