Decision Workspace
discourse-tui vs ratatui vs ratatui-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
discourse-tui
experimentalv20260125.0.1
Terminal UI for browsing Discourse forums
75
ratatui
growingv0.30.2
A library that's all about cooking up terminal user interfaces
73
ratatui-core
growingv0.1.2
Core types and traits for the Ratatui Terminal UI library. Widget libraries should use this crate. Applications should use the main Ratatui crate.
Core Metrics
| discourse-tui | ratatui | ratatui-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 75 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 25 | 37.6M | 11.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.0M | 1.8M |
| Dependents | 0 | 43.9K | 656 |
| Releases | 1 | 87 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 169d ago | 24d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 5m | 3y 5m | 1y 9m |
Health Breakdown
discourse-tui
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
ratatui
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
ratatui-core
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| discourse-tui | ratatui | ratatui-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 20260125.0.1 | 0.30.2 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 20 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 347KB | 72KB | 191KB |
| Features | 0 | 21 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ratatui leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ratatui is depended on by 43.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ratatui, ratatui-core are pre-1.0 — API may change.