Decision Workspace
x-diff-rs vs rustdiff vs similar
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
x-diff-rs
growingv0.4.1
A library to compare XML semantically
45
rustdiff
experimentalv0.2.2
Semantic JSON & XML diff tool with a native GTK4 desktop UI
68
similar
stablev3.1.1
A diff library for Rust
Core Metrics
| x-diff-rs | rustdiff | similar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 45 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 18.9K | 220 | 158.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 885 | 0 | 8.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 13.7K |
| Releases | 7 | 14 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 460d ago | 9d ago | 51d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 3m | 5y 5m |
Health Breakdown
x-diff-rs
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
rustdiff
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
similar
Maintenance
15
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| x-diff-rs | rustdiff | similar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.2.2 | 3.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 20 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 103KB | 80KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •similar leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •similar is depended on by 13.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ x-diff-rs has not been updated in over a year.
- •x-diff-rs, rustdiff are pre-1.0 — API may change.