Decision Workspace
halp vs rsomics-help vs outstanding-clap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
halp
growingv0.2.0
A CLI tool to get help with CLI tools 🐙
57
rsomics-help
experimentalv0.3.1
Family-wide `--help` renderer for rsomics-* CLIs: figlet banner with gradient, section helpers, plain / JSON modes for AI consumers.
53
outstanding-clap
experimentalv1.0.0
Clap integration for Outstanding template engine - topics and styled help
Core Metrics
| halp | rsomics-help | outstanding-clap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 57 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 17.0K | 730 | 499 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 162 | 16 |
| Releases | 11 | 4 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 704d ago | 11d ago | 132d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 11d | 4m |
Health Breakdown
halp
Maintenance
6
Quality
11
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
rsomics-help
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
outstanding-clap
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| halp | rsomics-help | outstanding-clap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.3.1 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 4 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 1.6MB | 15KB | 68KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.74.1 | 1.91 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rsomics-help leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •halp has the most downloads (17.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rsomics-help is depended on by 162 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ halp has not been updated in over a year.
- •halp, rsomics-help are pre-1.0 — API may change.