Decision Workspace
version-compare vs compare_version vs versions
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
version-compare
growingv0.2.1
Rust library to easily compare version numbers with no specific format, and test against various comparison operators.
67
compare_version
stablev2.0.5
A Rust library for comparing semantic versioning strings and checking version compatibility.
60
versions
growingv7.0.0
A library for parsing and comparing software version numbers.
Core Metrics
| version-compare | compare_version | versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 67 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 52.5M | 18.7K | 8.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 4.1M | 0 | 559.1K |
| Dependents | 1.2K | 280 | 1.3K |
| Releases | 17 | 34 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 206d ago | 1d ago | 456d ago |
| Age | 9y 2m | 1y 6m | 5y 11m |
Health Breakdown
version-compare
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
compare_version
Maintenance
19
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
versions
Maintenance
8
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| version-compare | compare_version | versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 2.0.5 | 7.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 7KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.56.0 | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •compare_version leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •version-compare has the most downloads (52.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •versions is depended on by 1.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ versions has not been updated in over a year.
- •version-compare is pre-1.0 — API may change.