Decision Workspace
cruft vs cleard vs chaff
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
cruft
experimentalv0.3.1
Find and remove reclaimable build and cache directories like node_modules and target
55
cleard
experimentalv1.0.3
Interactive, multi-ecosystem build-artifact disk reclaimer (npkill, but for everything)
47
chaff
experimentalv0.6.1
Safe, smart dev-disk reclaimer — winnow build & dependency junk from your projects
Core Metrics
| cruft | cleard | chaff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 55 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 62 | 56 | 109 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 40d ago | 17d ago | 21d ago |
| Age | 1m | 18d | 26d |
Health Breakdown
cruft
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
cleard
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
chaff
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cruft | cleard | chaff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 1.0.3 | 0.6.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 37KB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.90 | 1.74 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cleard leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •chaff has the most downloads (109), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cruft, chaff are pre-1.0 — API may change.