Decision Workspace
lil-tabby vs crabular-cli vs ascii_table_rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
lil-tabby
experimentalv0.1.2
A macro-based library for creating visually appealing tables with automatic column spanning
51
crabular-cli
experimentalv0.7.0
A CLI tool for generating ASCII tables
49
ascii_table_rs
growingv1.0.2
Elegant ASCII table renderer for Rust CLI and terminal apps
Core Metrics
| lil-tabby | crabular-cli | ascii_table_rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 51 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3K | 81 | 1.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Releases | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 275d ago | 109d ago | 189d ago |
| Age | 9m | 3m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
lil-tabby
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
crabular-cli
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
ascii_table_rs
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| lil-tabby | crabular-cli | ascii_table_rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.7.0 | 1.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 6KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •crabular-cli leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lil-tabby has the most downloads (1.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •lil-tabby, crabular-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.