Decision Workspace
helix-kanban vs kanbars vs rustkanban
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
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
48
kanbars
experimentalv0.4.1
Lightning-fast terminal kanban board for JIRA
44
rustkanban
experimentalv0.3.2
A Rust terminal (TUI) kanban board with vim-inspired navigation, tags, search, and SQLite persistence
Core Metrics
| helix-kanban | kanbars | rustkanban | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 48 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 529 | 1.8K | 71 |
| 30d Downloads | 52 | 9 | 71 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 25 | 6 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 12d ago | 204d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 3m | 6m | 21d |
Health Breakdown
helix-kanban
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
kanbars
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
rustkanban
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| helix-kanban | kanbars | rustkanban | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.25 | 0.4.1 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 10 | 10 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 278KB | 30KB | 53KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 4.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •helix-kanban leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kanbars has the most downloads (1.8K), suggesting wider adoption.