Decision Workspace
cicada vs shell-words vs shrs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
cicada
stablev1.2.2
A simple Bash-like Unix shell.
63
shell-words
stablev1.1.1
Process command line according to parsing rules of UNIX shell
47
shrs
growingv0.0.6
modular library to build your own shell in rust
Core Metrics
| cicada | shell-words | shrs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 63 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 122.9K | 82.8M | 14.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 115 | 7.8M | 315 |
| Dependents | 1 | 9.5K | 58 |
| Releases | 91 | 4 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 62d ago | 107d ago | 664d ago |
| Age | 8y 12m | 8y | 2y 9m |
Health Breakdown
cicada
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
shell-words
Maintenance
12
Quality
23
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
shrs
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| cicada | shell-words | shrs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.2 | 1.1.1 | 0.0.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 17 | 0 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 107KB | 10KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shell-words leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shell-words is depended on by 9.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ shrs has not been updated in over a year.
- •shrs is pre-1.0 — API may change.