Decision Workspace
mal-cli vs mal-api vs myanimelist
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
mal-cli
growingv0.1.4
A CLI tool for MyAnimeList, written in rust.
48
mal-api
growingv2.0.3
An asynchronous MyAnimeList (MAL) API library for Rust
45
myanimelist
growingv0.2.4
A complete async/sync typed MyAnimeList v2 api
Core Metrics
| mal-cli | mal-api | myanimelist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 48 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 6.5K | 8.5K | 17.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 43 | 42 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 7 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 804d ago | 250d ago | 29d ago |
| Age | 2y 2m | 2y 8m | 1y 11m |
Health Breakdown
mal-cli
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
mal-api
Maintenance
7
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
myanimelist
Maintenance
17
Quality
8
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mal-cli | mal-api | myanimelist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 2.0.3 | 0.2.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 11 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 44KB | 35KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 35.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mal-api leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •myanimelist has the most downloads (17.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ mal-cli has not been updated in over a year.
- •mal-cli, myanimelist are pre-1.0 — API may change.