Decision Workspace
excelx vs wolfxl-core vs rust-excel-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
excelx
experimentalv0.4.1
Type-safe XLSX read/write helpers for Rust structs.
46
wolfxl-core
experimentalv0.8.0
Pure-Rust reader for xlsx/xls/xlsb/ods/csv with Excel number-format-aware cell rendering. Backs the wolfxl-cli previewer.
37
rust-excel-core
experimentalv0.1.0
Read, write, and modify Excel (.xlsx) files — combines calamine, rust_xlsxwriter, and umya-spreadsheet for best-in-class performance
Core Metrics
| excelx | wolfxl-core | rust-excel-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 46 | 37 |
| Total Downloads | 48 | 136 | 28 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 32d ago | 82d ago | 153d ago |
| Age | 2m | 2m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
excelx
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
wolfxl-core
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
rust-excel-core
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| excelx | wolfxl-core | rust-excel-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.8.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 66KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •excelx leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wolfxl-core has the most downloads (136), suggesting wider adoption.