Decision Workspace
symtrace vs sem-core vs semantic-diff
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
symtrace
experimentalv0.2.0
A deterministic semantic diff engine using AST-based structural analysis
45
sem-core
experimentalv0.3.12
Entity-level semantic diff engine. Extracts functions, classes, and methods from 20 languages via tree-sitter and diffs at the entity level.
47
semantic-diff
experimentalv0.9.0
A terminal diff viewer with AI-powered semantic grouping (Claude CLI / Copilot)
Core Metrics
| symtrace | sem-core | semantic-diff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 45 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 46 | 331 | 207 |
| 30d Downloads | 46 | 332 | 207 |
| Dependents | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 13d ago | 8d ago | 9d ago |
| Age | 27d | 13d | 14d |
Health Breakdown
symtrace
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
sem-core
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
semantic-diff
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| symtrace | sem-core | semantic-diff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.3.12 | 0.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 17 | 30 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 238KB | 51KB | 294KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •semantic-diff leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •sem-core has the most downloads (331), suggesting wider adoption.