Decision Workspace
charasay vs ferris-says vs chroma-print
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
charasay
growingv3.3.0
The future of cowsay 🐮! Colorful characters saying something 🗨️.
59
ferris-says
growingv0.3.2
A Rust flavored replacement for the classic cowsay
54
chroma-print
experimentalv1.0.1
A lightweight utility for styled terminal printing using ANSI escape codes.
Core Metrics
| charasay | ferris-says | chroma-print | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 59 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 12.6K | 670.8K | 195 |
| 30d Downloads | 36 | 20.2K | 85 |
| Dependents | 0 | 119 | 3 |
| Releases | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 429d ago | 492d ago | 34d ago |
| Age | 3y | 8y 7m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
charasay
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
ferris-says
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
chroma-print
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| charasay | ferris-says | chroma-print | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.3.0 | 0.3.2 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 11KB | 3KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ferris-says leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ferris-says is depended on by 119 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ charasay, ferris-says have not been updated in over a year.
- •ferris-says is pre-1.0 — API may change.