Decision Workspace
wtr-watcher vs notify vs notify-types
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
wtr-watcher
growingv0.14.5
Filesystem watcher. Works anywhere. Simple, efficient and friendly.
77
notify
stablev8.2.0
Cross-platform filesystem notification library
70
notify-types
stablev2.1.0
Types used by the notify crate
Core Metrics
| wtr-watcher | notify | notify-types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 77 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 7.0K | 86.8M | 21.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 22 | 7.5M | 4.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 20.1K | 99 |
| Releases | 16 | 81 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 33d ago | 41d ago | 61d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 11y 3m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
wtr-watcher
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
notify
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
notify-types
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| wtr-watcher | notify | notify-types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.14.5 | 8.2.0 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | CC0-1.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 20 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 179KB | 39KB | 23KB |
| Features | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.77 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 5 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •notify leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •notify is depended on by 20.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •wtr-watcher is pre-1.0 — API may change.