Decision Workspace
whichdoc vs cratedex vs cargo-rdme
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
whichdoc
experimentalv0.2.1
A cargo documentation diagnostics-driven editor
48
cratedex
experimentalv0.5.3
MCP server for Rust documentation indexing, full-text search, and project diagnostics
58
cargo-rdme
stablev1.5.0
Cargo command to create your `README.md` from your crate's documentation
Core Metrics
| whichdoc | cratedex | cargo-rdme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 48 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 208 | 252 | 97.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 21 | 4.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Releases | 8 | 16 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 138d ago | 39d ago | 145d ago |
| Age | 4m | 1m | 4y 5m |
Health Breakdown
whichdoc
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
cratedex
Maintenance
17
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
cargo-rdme
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| whichdoc | cratedex | cargo-rdme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.5.3 | 1.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 24 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 230KB | 46KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.90 | 1.93 | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-rdme leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •whichdoc, cratedex are pre-1.0 — API may change.