Decision Workspace
grus vs cfait vs helix-kanban
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
grus
growingv0.1.0
A hierarchical task manager for the terminal
49
cfait
experimentalv0.5.6
Powerful, fast and elegant task / TODO manager. (GUI & TUI, CalDAV & local)
48
helix-kanban
experimentalv0.2.25
A terminal-based kanban board with file-based storage, multi-project support, Helix-style keybindings, and built-in MCP server for AI integration
Core Metrics
| grus | cfait | helix-kanban | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 49 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 1.0K | 529 |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 152 | 52 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 41 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 1169d ago | 5d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 4m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
grus
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
cfait
Maintenance
19
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
helix-kanban
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| grus | cfait | helix-kanban | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.5.6 | 0.2.25 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 55 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 1.9MB | 278KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.4% | 4.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cfait leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •grus has the most downloads (1.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ grus has not been updated in over a year.