Decision Workspace
ts_time vs cron vs jiff-cron
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
ts_time
experimentalv0.3.3
time- and scheduling-oriented utilities for tailscale
60
cron
growingv0.16.0
A cron expression parser and schedule explorer.
56
jiff-cron
growingv0.3.0
A cron expression parser and schedule explorer built with jiff.
Core Metrics
| ts_time | cron | jiff-cron | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 60 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 13.1K | 13.5M | 25.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 9.9K | 2.0M | 3.4K |
| Dependents | 6 | 6.2K | 10 |
| Releases | 4 | 22 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 61d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 4m | 10y 11m | 1y 7m |
Health Breakdown
ts_time
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
cron
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
jiff-cron
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ts_time | cron | jiff-cron | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.3 | 0.16.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 26KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.91.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ts_time leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cron has the most downloads (13.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cron is depended on by 6.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.