Decision Workspace
cotton vs quicli vs denim
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
cotton
growingv0.1.1
A prelude with crates, types and functions useful for writing CLI tools.
42
quicli
growingv0.4.0
Quickly build cool CLI apps in Rust.
41
denim
growingv0.2.0
Denim is an alternative way to make and run Rust "scripts" with focus on minimal runtime overhead and ease of script development.
Core Metrics
| cotton | quicli | denim | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 42 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 41.8K | 313.4K | 8.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 243 | 7.7K | 9 |
| Dependents | 25 | 432 | 0 |
| Releases | 23 | 9 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 1093d ago | 2668d ago | 1191d ago |
| Age | 6y 11m | 8y 2m | 6y 5m |
Health Breakdown
cotton
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
quicli
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
denim
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cotton | quicli | denim | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.4.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 33 | 11 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 18KB | 13KB |
| Features | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 11.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cotton leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •quicli has the most downloads (313.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •quicli is depended on by 432 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cotton, quicli, denim have not been updated in over a year.