Decision Workspace
gay_panic vs better-panic vs anstyle
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
gay_panic
growingv1.1.1
A Rust panic handler, but make it gay.
46
better-panic
growingv0.3.0
Pretty panic backtraces inspired by Python's tracebacks.
79
anstyle
stablev1.0.14
ANSI text styling
Core Metrics
| gay_panic | better-panic | anstyle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 46 | 79 |
| Total Downloads | 4.8K | 2.0M | 407.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 151.8K | 37.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.6K | 4.8K |
| Releases | 5 | 5 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 148d ago | 1532d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 3y 9m | 6y 9m | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
gay_panic
Maintenance
9
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
better-panic
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
anstyle
Maintenance
18
Quality
22
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| gay_panic | better-panic | anstyle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.1 | 0.3.0 | 1.0.14 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | CC0-1.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 99KB | 409KB | 18KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.66.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •anstyle leads with a health score of 79/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •anstyle is depended on by 4.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ better-panic has not been updated in over a year.
- •better-panic is pre-1.0 — API may change.