Decision Workspace
vcs-watch vs vcs-core vs notify
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
vcs-watch
experimentalv0.6.0
Watch a Git or Jujutsu repository and stream typed state-change events (branch, HEAD, dirty, conflicts) — async, built on vcs-core.
50
vcs-core
experimentalv0.8.0
One async Rust API over Git and Jujutsu: repo auto-detection plus a unified, backend-agnostic VCS handle (status, branches, worktrees, snapshots).
76
notify
stablev8.2.0
Cross-platform filesystem notification library
Core Metrics
| vcs-watch | vcs-core | notify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 50 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 238 | 407 | 125.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 6.8M |
| Dependents | 0 | 16 | 33.2K |
| Releases | 8 | 10 | 83 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 3d ago | 73d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1m | 11y 6m |
Health Breakdown
vcs-watch
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
vcs-core
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
notify
Maintenance
15
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| vcs-watch | vcs-core | notify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 0.8.0 | 8.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 9 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 52KB | 115KB | 39KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.77 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •notify leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •notify is depended on by 33.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •vcs-watch, vcs-core are pre-1.0 — API may change.