Decision Workspace
ascii_table vs crabular vs crabular-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
ascii_table
growingv5.0.0
Print ASCII tables to the terminal
57
crabular
experimentalv0.7.0
A high-performance ASCII table library for Rust
51
crabular-cli
experimentalv0.7.0
A CLI tool for generating ASCII tables
Core Metrics
| ascii_table | crabular | crabular-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 57 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 662.8K | 208 | 81 |
| 30d Downloads | 73.2K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 159 | 5 | 0 |
| Releases | 18 | 8 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 176d ago | 108d ago | 109d ago |
| Age | 7y | 3m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
ascii_table
Maintenance
8
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
crabular
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
crabular-cli
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ascii_table | crabular | crabular-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 5.0.0 | 0.7.0 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 29KB | 6KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93 | 1.93 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •crabular leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ascii_table has the most downloads (662.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ascii_table is depended on by 159 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •crabular, crabular-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.