Decision Workspace
termdiff vs patcher vs spdfdiff_types
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
termdiff
growingv4.1.1
Write a diff with color codes to a string
38
patcher
growingv0.2.1
patcher is a Rust library for generating and applying Git-style unified diff patches.
59
spdfdiff_types
experimentalv0.1.11
Shared data model, diagnostics, provenance, and limits for semantic PDF diff tools.
Core Metrics
| termdiff | patcher | spdfdiff_types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 38 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 29.5K | 1.3K | 476 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 1 | 6 | 98 |
| Releases | 19 | 1 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 230d ago | 398d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 4y 7m | 1y 1m | 8d |
Health Breakdown
termdiff
Maintenance
9
Quality
23
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
patcher
Maintenance
2
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
spdfdiff_types
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| termdiff | patcher | spdfdiff_types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 4.1.1 | 0.2.1 | 0.1.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | CC0-1.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 93KB | 188KB | 5KB |
| Features | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •spdfdiff_types leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •termdiff has the most downloads (29.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ patcher has not been updated in over a year.
- •patcher, spdfdiff_types are pre-1.0 — API may change.