Decision Workspace
fsays vs ferris-says vs charasay
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
fsays
growingv0.3.0
A Rust flavored replacement for the classic cowsay
59
ferris-says
growingv0.3.2
A Rust flavored replacement for the classic cowsay
46
charasay
growingv3.3.0
The future of cowsay 🐮! Colorful characters saying something 🗨️.
Core Metrics
| fsays | ferris-says | charasay | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 59 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 4.4K | 670.8K | 12.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 15 | 20.2K | 36 |
| Dependents | 0 | 119 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 1242d ago | 492d ago | 429d ago |
| Age | 4y 8m | 8y 7m | 3y |
Health Breakdown
fsays
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
ferris-says
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
charasay
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| fsays | ferris-says | charasay | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.3.2 | 3.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 11KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ferris-says leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ferris-says is depended on by 119 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ fsays, ferris-says, charasay have not been updated in over a year.
- •fsays, ferris-says are pre-1.0 — API may change.