Decision Workspace
tugger-wix vs sprinkles-rs vs msi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
tugger-wix
growingv0.16.0
Interfaces to the WiX Toolset to produce Windows installers
57
sprinkles-rs
growingv0.23.0
A Rust based abstraction layer for Scoop
55
msi
growingv0.10.0
Read/write Windows Installer (MSI) files
Core Metrics
| tugger-wix | sprinkles-rs | msi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 57 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 42.1K | 15.4K | 3.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 85 | 26 | 192.1K |
| Dependents | 24 | 0 | 120 |
| Releases | 16 | 17 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 1184d ago | 49d ago | 32d ago |
| Age | 5y | 1y 10m | 8y 5m |
Health Breakdown
tugger-wix
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
sprinkles-rs
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
msi
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| tugger-wix | sprinkles-rs | msi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.16.0 | 0.23.0 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 55 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 117KB | 64KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sprinkles-rs leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •msi has the most downloads (3.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •msi is depended on by 120 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tugger-wix has not been updated in over a year.