Decision Workspace
cargo-ci-cache-clean vs cargo-hold vs cargo-clean-global
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
cargo-ci-cache-clean
growingv0.0.4
Clean up unnecessary Cargo artifacts to improve CI caching performance
57
cargo-hold
stablev1.3.5
cargo-hold: A CI tool to ensure Cargo's incremental compilation is reliable by managing your caches intelligently
56
cargo-clean-global
experimentalv1.2.6
Clean Cargo target directories across Rust projects to reclaim disk space.
Core Metrics
| cargo-ci-cache-clean | cargo-hold | cargo-clean-global | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 57 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 42.5K | 3.9K | 204 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 15 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 754d ago | 25d ago | 20d ago |
| Age | 2y 6m | 1y | 3m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-ci-cache-clean
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
cargo-hold
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
cargo-clean-global
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| cargo-ci-cache-clean | cargo-hold | cargo-clean-global | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.4 | 1.3.5 | 1.2.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 16 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 2.4MB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.58 | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-hold leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-ci-cache-clean has the most downloads (42.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ cargo-ci-cache-clean has not been updated in over a year.
- •cargo-ci-cache-clean is pre-1.0 — API may change.