Decision Workspace
versions vs alt_semver vs forgiving-semver
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
versions
growingv7.0.0
A library for parsing and comparing software version numbers.
39
alt_semver
growingv0.9.0
Semantic version parsing and comparison.
39
forgiving-semver
growingv0.11.0
Semantic version parsing and comparison. Fork of https://docs.rs/crate/semver which supports parsing outside of semver spec, e.g. "1.0" -> "1.0.0".
Core Metrics
| versions | alt_semver | forgiving-semver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 39 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 7.6M | 2.8K | 16.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 432.5K | 22 | 28 |
| Dependents | 1.2K | 1 | 0 |
| Releases | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 396d ago | 2270d ago | 1933d ago |
| Age | 5y 9m | 6y 2m | 5y 3m |
Health Breakdown
versions
Maintenance
8
Quality
18
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
alt_semver
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
forgiving-semver
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| versions | alt_semver | forgiving-semver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 7.0.0 | 0.9.0 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 20KB | 21KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 4.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | — | — |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •versions leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •versions is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ versions, alt_semver, forgiving-semver have not been updated in over a year.
- •alt_semver, forgiving-semver are pre-1.0 — API may change.