Decision Workspace
topcron vs apalis vs cron
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
topcron
growingv0.1.6
A Cron log parser and viewer
66
apalis
growingv0.7.4
Simple, extensible and multithreaded background task processing for Rust
64
cron
growingv0.16.0
A cron expression parser and schedule explorer.
Core Metrics
| topcron | apalis | cron | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 66 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 8.2K | 660.5K | 10.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 51.3K | 1.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 146 | 4.8K |
| Releases | 7 | 66 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 1024d ago | 2d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 3y 9m | 4y 10m | 10y 9m |
Health Breakdown
topcron
Maintenance
4
Quality
8
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
apalis
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
cron
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| topcron | apalis | cron | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.6 | 0.7.4 | 0.16.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 21 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 43KB | 26KB |
| Features | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 28.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •apalis leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cron has the most downloads (10.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cron is depended on by 4.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ topcron has not been updated in over a year.