Decision Workspace
crate-metadata vs cargo_toml vs krates
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
crate-metadata
growingv0.1.1
Utility functions to get current crate metadata.
67
cargo_toml
growingv1.0.0
`Cargo.toml` struct definitions for parsing with Serde
65
krates
growingv0.21.3
Create graphs of crates gathered from cargo metadata
Core Metrics
| crate-metadata | cargo_toml | krates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 67 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 12.2K | 49.3M | 4.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.8M | 267.9K |
| Dependents | 14 | 4.0K | 256 |
| Releases | 2 | 73 | 57 |
| Last Updated | 1178d ago | 19d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 3y 9m | 8y 1m | 6y 6m |
Health Breakdown
crate-metadata
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
cargo_toml
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
krates
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| crate-metadata | cargo_toml | krates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.0.0 | 0.21.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 34KB | 58KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 74.0% | 7.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo_toml leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo_toml is depended on by 4.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ crate-metadata has not been updated in over a year.
- •crate-metadata, krates are pre-1.0 — API may change.