Decision Workspace
dtui vs gio vs zvariant
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
dtui
growingv3.0.0
dBus TUI for introspecting your current dbus session/system
73
gio
growingv0.22.6
Rust bindings for the Gio library
72
zvariant
stablev5.11.0
D-Bus & GVariant encoding & decoding
Core Metrics
| dtui | gio | zvariant | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 73 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9K | 24.7M | 53.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.3M | 4.7M |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.7K | 1.2K |
| Releases | 3 | 78 | 66 |
| Last Updated | 219d ago | 28d ago | 22d ago |
| Age | 2y | 9y 11m | 6y 4m |
Health Breakdown
dtui
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
gio
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
zvariant
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| dtui | gio | zvariant | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.0 | 0.22.6 | 5.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 30 | 14 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 50KB | 251KB | 94KB |
| Features | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.6% | 1.5% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.92 | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gio leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zvariant has the most downloads (53.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •gio is depended on by 2.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •gio is pre-1.0 — API may change.