Decision Workspace
csvx vs datacell vs excel-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
csvx
growingv0.1.17
Comma-Separated Values eXtended
51
datacell
experimentalv0.1.8
A powerful CLI tool and library for spreadsheet manipulation with pandas-style operations. Supports CSV, Excel (XLSX, XLS, ODS), Parquet, and Avro formats with formula evaluation, data transformation, and comprehensive analytics capabilities.
48
excel-rs
experimentalv1.0.1
A fast, low-allocation Rust library for writing XLSX (Excel) files.
Core Metrics
| csvx | datacell | excel-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 51 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 23.2K | 180 | 26 |
| 30d Downloads | 66 | 24 | 26 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 1728d ago | 27d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 4y 11m | 3m | 16d |
Health Breakdown
csvx
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
datacell
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
excel-rs
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| csvx | datacell | excel-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.17 | 0.1.8 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 27 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 214KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •datacell leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •csvx has the most downloads (23.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ csvx has not been updated in over a year.
- •csvx, datacell are pre-1.0 — API may change.