Decision Workspace
lil-tabby vs ascii_table_rs vs crabular-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
lil-tabby
experimentalv0.1.2
A macro-based library for creating visually appealing tables with automatic column spanning
50
ascii_table_rs
experimentalv1.0.2
Elegant ASCII table renderer for Rust CLI and terminal apps
49
crabular-cli
experimentalv0.7.0
A CLI tool for generating ASCII tables
Core Metrics
| lil-tabby | ascii_table_rs | crabular-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 50 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 898 | 78 |
| 30d Downloads | 36 | 69 | 8 |
| Dependents | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 216d ago | 130d ago | 50d ago |
| Age | 7m | 5m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
lil-tabby
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
ascii_table_rs
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
crabular-cli
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| lil-tabby | ascii_table_rs | crabular-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 1.0.2 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 8KB | 6KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.93 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ascii_table_rs leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lil-tabby has the most downloads (1.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •lil-tabby, crabular-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.