Decision Workspace
sys-compare vs filesystem-hashing vs vigil-baseline
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
sys-compare
growingv0.2.5
Track Filesystem Integrity via 'Snapshots' which contain a HashMap of the files and their corresponding hash signature from a specified directory.
38
filesystem-hashing
growingv0.3.4
Track Filesystem Integrity via Snapshots which contain a HashMap of the files and their corresponding hash signature from a specified directory
49
vigil-baseline
experimentalv1.12.4
Desktop Linux file integrity monitor. One operator, one workstation. Kernel-level filesystem watching, BLAKE3 hashing, HMAC-chained audit trail. Silent by default, local by design, deeply paranoid.
Core Metrics
| sys-compare | filesystem-hashing | vigil-baseline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 38 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 16.6K | 14.0K | 306 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Releases | 15 | 11 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 813d ago | 813d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 2y 3m | 2y 3m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
sys-compare
Maintenance
8
Quality
8
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
filesystem-hashing
Maintenance
9
Quality
7
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
vigil-baseline
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| sys-compare | filesystem-hashing | vigil-baseline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.5 | 0.3.4 | 1.12.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | GPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 4 | 13 | 38 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 7KB | 653KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 93.3% | 90.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vigil-baseline leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •sys-compare has the most downloads (16.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ sys-compare, filesystem-hashing have not been updated in over a year.
- •sys-compare, filesystem-hashing are pre-1.0 — API may change.