Decision Workspace
topcat vs topologic vs topo_sort
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
topcat
growingv0.1.0
A tool for concatenating files in topological order
51
topologic
growingv1.1.0
Topological sorting of Acyclic Dependency Graphs
50
topo_sort
growingv0.4.0
A 'cycle-safe' topological sort for a set of nodes with dependencies
Core Metrics
| topcat | topologic | topo_sort | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 51 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 37.6K | 309.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 9.0K | 20.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 28 | 33 |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 747d ago | 794d ago | 1561d ago |
| Age | 2y | 2y 8m | 4y 3m |
Health Breakdown
topcat
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
topologic
Maintenance
5
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
topo_sort
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| topcat | topologic | topo_sort | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.1.0 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 65KB | 4KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.71.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •topologic leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •topo_sort has the most downloads (309.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ topcat, topologic, topo_sort have not been updated in over a year.
- •topcat, topo_sort are pre-1.0 — API may change.