Decision Workspace
kiam vs guard vs anstyle
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
kiam
growingv0.1.1
Better syntax for if/else chains (when!)
43
guard
growingv0.5.2
Macro implementation of RFC 1303: a guard-let-else statement a la Swift
79
anstyle
stablev1.0.14
ANSI text styling
Core Metrics
| kiam | guard | anstyle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 43 | 79 |
| Total Downloads | 9.3K | 651.8K | 407.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 61 | 1.7K | 35.9M |
| Dependents | 0 | 45 | 4.8K |
| Releases | 2 | 18 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 1444d ago | 1027d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 10y 4m | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
kiam
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
guard
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
8
anstyle
Maintenance
18
Quality
22
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| kiam | guard | anstyle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.5.2 | 1.0.14 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 115KB | 9KB | 18KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 11.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.66.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •anstyle leads with a health score of 79/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •anstyle is depended on by 4.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ kiam, guard have not been updated in over a year.
- •kiam, guard are pre-1.0 — API may change.