Decision Workspace
x-diff-rs vs similar vs prettydiff
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
x-diff-rs
growingv0.4.1
A library to compare XML semantically
60
similar
growingv2.7.0
A diff library for Rust
59
prettydiff
growingv0.9.0
Side-by-side diff for two files
Core Metrics
| x-diff-rs | similar | prettydiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 60 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 10.5K | 110.0M | 5.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.7K | 10.1M | 330.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 7.5K | 644 |
| Releases | 7 | 20 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 352d ago | 432d ago | 169d ago |
| Age | 1y | 5y 2m | 7y 2m |
Health Breakdown
x-diff-rs
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
similar
Maintenance
7
Quality
22
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
prettydiff
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| x-diff-rs | similar | prettydiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 2.7.0 | 0.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 54KB | 93KB |
| Features | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.60 | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •similar leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •similar is depended on by 7.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ similar has not been updated in over a year.
- •x-diff-rs, prettydiff are pre-1.0 — API may change.