Decision Workspace
dircat vs vtcode vs rust_tui_coder
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
dircat
growingv1.0.1
High-performance Rust utility that concatenates and displays directory contents, similar to the C++ DirCat.
59
vtcode
experimentalv0.93.3
A Rust-based terminal coding agent with modular architecture supporting multiple LLM providers
57
rust_tui_coder
experimentalv1.0.0
AI-powered terminal coding assistant with interactive TUI, supporting multiple LLMs and comprehensive development tools
Core Metrics
| dircat | vtcode | rust_tui_coder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 59 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 2.8K | 25.2K | 186 |
| 30d Downloads | 17 | 791 | 10 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 15 | 321 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 125d ago | 2d ago | 121d ago |
| Age | 11m | 6m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
dircat
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
vtcode
Maintenance
23
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
rust_tui_coder
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| dircat | vtcode | rust_tui_coder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 0.93.3 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 31 | 65 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 144KB | 1.2MB | 111KB |
| Features | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vtcode leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vtcode is pre-1.0 — API may change.