Decision Workspace
interactive-actions vs cmd_lib vs dialoguer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
interactive-actions
growingv1.0.1
Run actions and interactions defined declaratively
67
cmd_lib
growingv2.0.0
Common rust commandline macros and utils, to write shell script like tasks easily
66
dialoguer
growingv0.12.0
A command line prompting library.
Core Metrics
| interactive-actions | cmd_lib | dialoguer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 67 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 4.8K | 3.0M | 52.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 24 | 170.4K | 4.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 726 | 21.3K |
| Releases | 3 | 111 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 1120d ago | 209d ago | 216d ago |
| Age | 3y 7m | 6y 6m | 8y 10m |
Health Breakdown
interactive-actions
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
cmd_lib
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
dialoguer
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| interactive-actions | cmd_lib | dialoguer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 2.0.0 | 0.12.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 11 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 52KB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.66 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cmd_lib leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dialoguer has the most downloads (52.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •dialoguer is depended on by 21.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ interactive-actions has not been updated in over a year.
- •dialoguer is pre-1.0 — API may change.