Decision Workspace
askit vs standout-input vs input_py
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
askit
experimentalv0.2.0
A simple and semantic library to ask for user input in CLI applications. Type-safe parsing, defaults and retries.
58
standout-input
experimentalv7.6.3
Declarative input collection for CLI applications
50
input_py
growingv2.0.0
you can use input like python3
Core Metrics
| askit | standout-input | input_py | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 58 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1K | 880 | 4.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 19 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 327d ago | today | 142d ago |
| Age | 10m | 5m | 2y 9m |
Health Breakdown
askit
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
standout-input
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
input_py
Maintenance
10
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| askit | standout-input | input_py | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 7.6.3 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 63KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •standout-input leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •input_py has the most downloads (4.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •askit is pre-1.0 — API may change.