Decision Workspace
xdg-home vs ashpd vs etcetera
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
xdg-home
growingv1.3.0
The user's home directory as per XDG Specification
63
ashpd
growingv0.13.9
XDG portals wrapper in Rust using zbus
62
etcetera
growingv0.11.0
An unopinionated library for obtaining configuration, data, cache, & other directories
Core Metrics
| xdg-home | ashpd | etcetera | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 63 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 21.8M | 8.0M | 53.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.9M | 564.8K | 6.8M |
| Dependents | 246 | 202 | 1.2K |
| Releases | 4 | 59 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 595d ago | 6d ago | 150d ago |
| Age | 3y | 5y 6m | 5y 10m |
Health Breakdown
xdg-home
Maintenance
7
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
ashpd
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
etcetera
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| xdg-home | ashpd | etcetera | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.0 | 0.13.9 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 25 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 132KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 5.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.60 | 1.87 | 1.87.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ashpd leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •etcetera has the most downloads (53.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •etcetera is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ xdg-home has not been updated in over a year.
- •ashpd, etcetera are pre-1.0 — API may change.