Decision Workspace
count-characters vs bestls vs hooksmith
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
count-characters
experimentalv0.1.4
A simple Rust program to count characters in a string
57
bestls
growingv1.5.0
A fast and colorful Rust-based ls replacement CLI tool with JSON output and sorting options.
55
hooksmith
growingv1.16.0
Trivial git hook management tool
Core Metrics
| count-characters | bestls | hooksmith | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 57 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 2.3K | 1.5K | 14.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 9 | 191 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Releases | 4 | 6 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 328d ago | 50d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 11m | 8m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
count-characters
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
bestls
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
hooksmith
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| count-characters | bestls | hooksmith | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 1.5.0 | 1.16.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 51KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 39.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bestls leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hooksmith has the most downloads (14.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •count-characters is pre-1.0 — API may change.