Decision Workspace
cargo-ensure-no-cyclic-deps vs cargo-ferris-wheel vs cargo-sort
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
cargo-ensure-no-cyclic-deps
experimentalv0.2.0
A cargo subcommand to detect cyclic dependencies in workspace crates
63
cargo-ferris-wheel
stablev1.1.3
🎡 Detect workspace dependency cycles in Rust monorepos
58
cargo-sort
stablev2.1.4
Check if tables and items in a .toml file are lexically sorted
Core Metrics
| cargo-ensure-no-cyclic-deps | cargo-ferris-wheel | cargo-sort | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 63 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 9.2K | 5.5K | 2.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 981 | 0 | 79.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 12 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 222d ago | 5d ago | 79d ago |
| Age | 7m | 1y | 5y 2m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-ensure-no-cyclic-deps
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
cargo-ferris-wheel
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
cargo-sort
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cargo-ensure-no-cyclic-deps | cargo-ferris-wheel | cargo-sort | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.1.3 | 2.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 15 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 105KB | 26KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.88.0 | 1.82 |
| Owners | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-ferris-wheel leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-sort has the most downloads (2.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cargo-ensure-no-cyclic-deps is pre-1.0 — API may change.