Decision Workspace
watchxy vs rwatch vs pwatch
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
watchxy
experimentalv0.0.3
A modern watch command
53
rwatch
experimentalv0.1.3
A modern, cross-platform Rust alternative to 'watch', with color, diff, and more. Periodically runs a command and displays its output fullscreen, with diff, color, beep, and more.
34
pwatch
growingv0.5.2
A process watcher - a tool to keep an eye on selected processes with resource usage historical graphs
Core Metrics
| watchxy | rwatch | pwatch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 53 | 34 |
| Total Downloads | 47 | 887 | 7.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 2d ago | 1360d ago |
| Age | 5d | 10m | 6y |
Health Breakdown
watchxy
Maintenance
14
Quality
8
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
rwatch
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
pwatch
Maintenance
3
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| watchxy | rwatch | pwatch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.3 | 0.1.3 | 0.5.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 40 | 8 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 1.6MB | 19KB | 153KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rwatch leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pwatch has the most downloads (7.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ pwatch has not been updated in over a year.