Decision Workspace
email-lib vs himalaya vs lettre
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
email-lib
growingv0.27.0
Cross-platform, asynchronous Rust library to manage emails
65
himalaya
stablev1.2.0
CLI to manage emails
65
lettre
growingv0.11.19
Email client
Core Metrics
| email-lib | himalaya | lettre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 65 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 67.1K | 47.6K | 8.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 6.7K | 6.7K | 906.3K |
| Dependents | 23 | 9 | 3.5K |
| Releases | 39 | 26 | 61 |
| Last Updated | 36d ago | 36d ago | 170d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 4y 1m | 10y 5m |
Health Breakdown
email-lib
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
himalaya
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
lettre
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| email-lib | himalaya | lettre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.27.0 | 1.2.0 | 0.11.19 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 46 | 20 | 47 |
| Crate Size | 178KB | 258KB | 159KB |
| Features | 22 | 12 | 25 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.74 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •himalaya leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lettre has the most downloads (8.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •lettre is depended on by 3.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •email-lib, lettre are pre-1.0 — API may change.