Decision Workspace
csvpp vs tabkit vs clicsv
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
csvpp
growingv0.8.0
Compile csv++ source code to a target spreadsheet format
54
tabkit
experimentalv0.4.3
Tabular files → schema + sample rows. The shared spreadsheet reader Tauri / Iced / native desktop apps reach for when they need to introspect XLSX / CSV / TSV without inventing the same calamine-plus-type-inference glue twice.
48
clicsv
growingv1.1.0
CommandLine Spreadsheet Editor
Core Metrics
| csvpp | tabkit | clicsv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 54 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 10.3K | 332 | 12.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 6 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 556d ago | 28d ago | 175d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 28d | 4y 6m |
Health Breakdown
csvpp
Maintenance
6
Quality
11
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
tabkit
Maintenance
17
Quality
10
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
clicsv
Maintenance
10
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| csvpp | tabkit | clicsv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 0.4.3 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 23 | 5 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 144KB | 47KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tabkit leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •clicsv has the most downloads (12.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ csvpp has not been updated in over a year.
- •csvpp, tabkit are pre-1.0 — API may change.