Decision Workspace
libical vs calico vs ics
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
29
libical
growingv0.1.0
Wrapping library around libical-sys
50
calico
experimentalv0.5.0
A parser, printer, and data model for iCalendar.
42
ics
growingv0.5.8
A library for creating iCalendar files as specified in RFC5545 and RFC7986.
Core Metrics
| libical | calico | ics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 29 | 50 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 419 | 148.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 40 | 2.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 2296d ago | 17d ago | 1279d ago |
| Age | 6y 3m | 7m | 7y 5m |
Health Breakdown
libical
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
6
calico
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
ics
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| libical | calico | ics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.5.0 | 0.5.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-2.1 OR MPL-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 13 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 35KB | 92KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Quick Verdict
- •calico leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ics has the most downloads (148.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ libical, ics have not been updated in over a year.