Decision Workspace
flat vs plotlib vs termplot
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
flat
growingv0.1.6
Project multi-dimensional data onto the **flat** textual plane.
45
plotlib
growingv0.5.1
Pure Rust plotting library
45
termplot
growingv0.1.1
An extensible plotting library for CLI applications.
Core Metrics
| flat | plotlib | termplot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 45 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 11.6K | 247.8K | 1.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.2K | 75.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 86 | 20 |
| Releases | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 632d ago | 2298d ago | 1291d ago |
| Age | 2y | 9y 4m | 3y 6m |
Health Breakdown
flat
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
plotlib
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
termplot
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| flat | plotlib | termplot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.6 | 0.5.1 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 56KB | 39KB | 188KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 9.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •plotlib leads with a health score of 45/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •termplot has the most downloads (1.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ flat, plotlib, termplot have not been updated in over a year.