Decision Workspace
kitcat vs jj-cli vs git-ar
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
kitcat
experimentalv0.2.0-beta.1
A Git-like version control system written in Rust with support for branching, merging, and packfiles
69
jj-cli
growingv0.39.0
Jujutsu - an experimental version control system
54
git-ar
stablev1.1.11
Git all remotes. Git cli tool that targets both Github and Gitlab. Brings common development operations such as opening a pull request down to the shell. This is an alternative to both Github https://github.com/cli/cli and Gitlab https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli cli tools.
Core Metrics
| kitcat | jj-cli | git-ar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 69 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 17 | 99.2K | 62.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 7.0K | 72 |
| Dependents | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 34 | 58 |
| Last Updated | 68d ago | 23d ago | 9d ago |
| Age | 2m | 2y 8m | 1y 10m |
Health Breakdown
kitcat
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
13
jj-cli
Maintenance
24
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
git-ar
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| kitcat | jj-cli | git-ar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0-beta.1 | 0.39.0 | 1.1.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 60 | 25 |
| Crate Size | 57KB | 1.0MB | 720KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 6 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •jj-cli leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kitcat, jj-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.