Decision Workspace
alien-say vs rustsay vs yaksay
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
alien-say
growingv0.1.0
Alienated cowsay
48
rustsay
growingv0.2.0
A simple CLI tool in Rust that mimics the classic cowsay program, allowing a cow to speak your text in the terminal.
41
yaksay
growingv1.5.8
Cowsay enhanced
Core Metrics
| alien-say | rustsay | yaksay | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 48 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0K | 8.9K | 33.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 12 | 29 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 9 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 1997d ago | 594d ago | 2030d ago |
| Age | 5y 5m | 1y 7m | 5y 9m |
Health Breakdown
alien-say
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
7
rustsay
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
yaksay
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
Technical Details
| alien-say | rustsay | yaksay | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.2.0 | 1.5.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | MIT | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 8KB | 141KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rustsay leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •yaksay has the most downloads (33.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ alien-say, rustsay, yaksay have not been updated in over a year.
- •alien-say, rustsay are pre-1.0 — API may change.