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What both publish
| Fact | GHCup | rustup |
|---|---|---|
| Installation | The site provides terminal installation instructions for Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, and WSL2, and PowerShell instructions for Windows. | Unix installation uses a shell script, while Windows installation uses rustup-init.exe. |
| Purpose | GHCup is the main installer for the general purpose language Haskell. | rustup installs the Rust programming language from official release channels. |
| Security | The installation instructions use HTTPS with TLS 1.2 or later for the Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, and WSL2 bootstrap command. | rustup downloads over HTTPS but does not yet validate download signatures. |
GHCup plans
- GHCupFree
rustup plans
- rustupFree
Pick GHCup if…
GHCup suits Haskell developers who want to install and manage GHC and related tools across supported systems. It can also suit teams using Stack or CI/CD workflows.
Pick rustup if…
rustup suits Rust developers who need to install, update, or switch toolchains, or add targets for cross-compilation. It also fits users managing local Rust builds or components used by editors.