Decision Workspace
spat vs rmtree vs zoxide
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
spat
growingv0.2.3
Utility for shortening UNIX-like paths.
56
rmtree
growingv1.2.1
rmtree is a faster rm -rf
54
zoxide
growingv0.9.9
A smarter cd command for your terminal
Core Metrics
| spat | rmtree | zoxide | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 56 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 7.5K | 1.5K | 215.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 23 | 21 | 4.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 4 | 37 |
| Last Updated | 969d ago | 75d ago | 55d ago |
| Age | 3y 8m | 8m | 6y |
Health Breakdown
spat
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
rmtree
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
zoxide
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| spat | rmtree | zoxide | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 1.2.1 | 0.9.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 6 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 15KB | 146KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74.0 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rmtree leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zoxide has the most downloads (215.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ spat has not been updated in over a year.
- •spat, zoxide are pre-1.0 — API may change.