Decision Workspace
awsx2 vs ssmtui vs dirk
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
awsx2
experimentalv0.7.1
AWS management CLI and interactive TUI — EC2 lifecycle, SSM tunnels, ALB-aware routing, nginx reverse proxy, and Client VPN with SAML
40
ssmtui
experimentalv1.0.5
Terminal UI for AWS SSM Parameter Store (Rust + ratatui)
33
dirk
growingv0.1.1
Orchestrate commands or scripts using AWS Systems Manager's Run Command feature
Core Metrics
| awsx2 | ssmtui | dirk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 40 | 33 |
| Total Downloads | 263 | 92 | 1.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 206 | 92 | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 17 | 6 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 11d ago | 2282d ago |
| Age | 1m | 22d | 6y 3m |
Health Breakdown
awsx2
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
ssmtui
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
dirk
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| awsx2 | ssmtui | dirk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.1 | 1.0.5 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 15 | 6 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 70KB | 35KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •awsx2 leads with a health score of 43/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dirk has the most downloads (1.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ dirk has not been updated in over a year.
- •awsx2, dirk are pre-1.0 — API may change.