Decision Workspace
xdiff-live vs diffdirs vs foldiff
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
xdiff-live
experimentalv0.1.1
A live diff tool for comparing files and directories.
42
diffdirs
experimentalv0.2.6
Compare two directories and show differences in files or subdirectories with colorized output, depth limiting, and JSON support.
39
foldiff
growingv0.2.0
Easily configurable tool to get the difference between a reference folder and others
Core Metrics
| xdiff-live | diffdirs | foldiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 42 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 797 | 604 | 1.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 250d ago | 142d ago | 2550d ago |
| Age | 8m | 5m | 6y 12m |
Health Breakdown
xdiff-live
Maintenance
8
Quality
11
Community
3
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
diffdirs
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
foldiff
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| xdiff-live | diffdirs | foldiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.2.6 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 45KB | 25KB | 18KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •diffdirs leads with a health score of 42/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •foldiff has the most downloads (1.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ foldiff has not been updated in over a year.