Decision Workspace
ansi-align vs colored_text vs tabular
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
ansi-align
experimentalv0.2.2
Text alignment library with ANSI escape sequence and Unicode support
50
colored_text
growingv0.4.1
A simple library for adding colors and styles to terminal text
47
tabular
growingv0.2.0
Plain text tables, aligned automatically
Core Metrics
| ansi-align | colored_text | tabular | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 50 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 7.8K | 2.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 132.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 45 | 262 |
| Releases | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 260d ago | 51d ago | 1598d ago |
| Age | 8m | 1y 3m | 7y 8m |
Health Breakdown
ansi-align
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
colored_text
Maintenance
15
Quality
9
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
tabular
Maintenance
3
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| ansi-align | colored_text | tabular | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.4.1 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 17KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 33.3% | 16.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ansi-align leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tabular has the most downloads (2.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tabular is depended on by 262 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tabular has not been updated in over a year.