Decision Workspace
ical_vcard vs caldata vs ical
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
ical_vcard
growingv0.4.1
parser and writer for the content line format used in vCard and iCalendar
47
caldata
experimentalv0.16.2
Ical/Vcard parser for Rust
46
ical
growingv0.11.0
Ical/Vcard parser for Rust
Core Metrics
| ical_vcard | caldata | ical | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 47 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 20.3K | 1.0K | 1.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 75.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 220 |
| Releases | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 438d ago | 30d ago | 804d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 4m | 9y 6m |
Health Breakdown
ical_vcard
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
caldata
Maintenance
17
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
ical
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| ical_vcard | caldata | ical | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.16.2 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | non-standard | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 24KB | 142KB | 29KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 11.1% | 6.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | — |
| 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_vcard, ical have not been updated in over a year.