Decision Workspace
dynforest vs components-arena vs ascii-dag
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
dynforest
growingv0.2.0
dynamic forest management
65
components-arena
stablev4.2.3
Simple library for creating complex domain-specific self-referential data structures.
57
ascii-dag
experimentalv0.9.1
Zero-dependency, no_std compatible ASCII DAG renderer. Visualize error chains, dependency trees, and graphs in the terminal.
Core Metrics
| dynforest | components-arena | ascii-dag | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 65 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9K | 104.4K | 2.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 173 | 890 |
| Dependents | 0 | 184 | 2 |
| Releases | 2 | 80 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 1082d ago | 107d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 2y 11m | 5y 7m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
dynforest
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
components-arena
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
ascii-dag
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| dynforest | components-arena | ascii-dag | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 4.2.3 | 0.9.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 16KB | 7.9MB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71 | 1.92 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •components-arena leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •components-arena is depended on by 184 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dynforest has not been updated in over a year.
- •dynforest, ascii-dag are pre-1.0 — API may change.