Decision Workspace
cargo-stitch vs cargo-fixup vs vergen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
cargo-stitch
experimentalv0.3.0
A Cargo subcommand that applies source-level patches and ast-grep rules to workspace crates before compilation
43
cargo-fixup
growingv0.1.2
A Cargo helper that installs a rustc-wrapper to dynamically patch crate source code at build time — no need to modify Cargo.toml or maintain forks.
74
vergen
stablev10.0.1
Generate 'cargo:rustc-env' instructions via 'build.rs' for use in your code via the 'env!' macro
Core Metrics
| cargo-stitch | cargo-fixup | vergen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 43 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 72 | 1.5K | 45.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 1.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 4.8K |
| Releases | 4 | 3 | 130 |
| Last Updated | 133d ago | 416d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 4m | 1y 1m | 11y 5m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-stitch
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
cargo-fixup
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
vergen
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cargo-stitch | cargo-fixup | vergen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.1.2 | 10.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 10KB | 35KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.2% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.95.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vergen leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vergen is depended on by 4.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cargo-fixup has not been updated in over a year.
- •cargo-stitch, cargo-fixup are pre-1.0 — API may change.