Decision Workspace
clicker vs spider_chrome vs rexpect
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
clicker
growingv0.5.0
a simple desktop automation tool
70
spider_chrome
stablev2.37.130
DEPRECATED: This crate has been renamed to `chromey`. Please update your Cargo.toml.
68
rexpect
growingv0.7.0
Interact with unix processes/bash the same way as pexpect or Don libes expect does
Core Metrics
| clicker | spider_chrome | rexpect | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 70 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 13.4K | 902.9K | 1.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 14.3K | 127.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 807 | 889 |
| Releases | 9 | 749 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 1870d ago | 2d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 6y 11m | 1y 5m | 8y 8m |
Health Breakdown
clicker
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
spider_chrome
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
rexpect
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| clicker | spider_chrome | rexpect | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 2.37.130 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 19KB | 26KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 5 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •spider_chrome leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rexpect has the most downloads (1.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rexpect is depended on by 889 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ clicker has not been updated in over a year.
- •clicker, rexpect are pre-1.0 — API may change.