Decision Workspace
ical vs caldata vs ical_vcard
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
ical
growingv0.11.0
Ical/Vcard parser for Rust
47
caldata
experimentalv0.16.2
Ical/Vcard parser for Rust
41
ical_vcard
growingv0.4.1
parser and writer for the content line format used in vCard and iCalendar
Core Metrics
| ical | caldata | ical_vcard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 47 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2M | 1.0K | 20.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 75.2K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 220 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 804d ago | 30d ago | 438d ago |
| Age | 9y 6m | 4m | 3y 1m |
Health Breakdown
ical
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
caldata
Maintenance
17
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
ical_vcard
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ical | caldata | ical_vcard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.0 | 0.16.2 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 142KB | 24KB |
| Features | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 6.7% | 11.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •caldata leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ical has the most downloads (1.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ical is depended on by 220 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ical, ical_vcard have not been updated in over a year.