Decision Workspace
update-bin vs yup vs update-informer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
update-bin
experimentalv0.1.13
Update a binary to its latest version by using the original package manager that was used to install it
39
yup
experimentalv0.1.4
One command to update packages across all your managers.
62
update-informer
growingv1.3.0
Easily implement update checks for your application
Core Metrics
| update-bin | yup | update-informer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 39 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 4.2K | 100 | 1.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 6 | 108.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 798 |
| Releases | 11 | 5 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 208d ago | 74d ago | 259d ago |
| Age | 8m | 2m | 4y 2m |
Health Breakdown
update-bin
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
yup
Maintenance
15
Quality
6
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
update-informer
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| update-bin | yup | update-informer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.13 | 0.1.4 | 1.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 16 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 39KB | 29KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •update-informer leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •update-informer is depended on by 798 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •update-bin, yup are pre-1.0 — API may change.