cargo
v0.96.0 GrowingCargo, a package manager for Rust.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 37d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (2.3K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- !Heavy dependency tree (86 direct deps)
Security
Deep Insights
237.6K downloads in the last 30 days (7.9K/day), up 17% from the previous period.
2.3K crates depend on cargo. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 151 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 10+ years old, cargo hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
86 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
3.0MB is relatively large. May impact download and compile times.
Notable dependents include pest_meta, cargo-udeps, cargo-c, cargo-outdated, cargo-local-registry. When high-quality crates choose cargo, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on cargo
Version Adoption
Release Timeline
Feature Flags
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