Decision Workspace
squishy vs squishy-cli vs backhand
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
squishy
growingv0.5.0
A convenient high level library for reading SquashFS files
48
squishy-cli
growingv0.5.0
A simple CLI tool to work with SquashFS and DwarFS files
61
backhand
growingv0.25.1
Library for the reading, creating, and modification of SquashFS file systems
Core Metrics
| squishy | squishy-cli | backhand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 48 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 13.5K | 4.2K | 112.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 6.8K |
| Dependents | 39 | 0 | 259 |
| Releases | 9 | 7 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 55d ago | 55d ago | 86d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 1y 6m | 3y 4m |
Health Breakdown
squishy
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
squishy-cli
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
backhand
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| squishy | squishy-cli | backhand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.5.0 | 0.25.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 4 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 40KB | 13KB | 92KB |
| Features | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.86 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •backhand leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •backhand is depended on by 259 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.