Decision Workspace
mod-cli vs cli-forge vs charmed-bubbletea
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
mod-cli
growingv0.6.4
A fully customizable, feature-rich CLI framework for Rust. Define commands, prefixes, styled output, and more—built for flexibility and speed.
57
cli-forge
experimentalv1.0.0
Unified CLI framework: runtime command registration with styled output through one API.
54
charmed-bubbletea
experimentalv0.2.0
A powerful TUI framework based on The Elm Architecture
Core Metrics
| mod-cli | cli-forge | charmed-bubbletea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 57 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 5.0K | 101 | 73.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 4.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Releases | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 307d ago | 12d ago | 148d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 13d | 5m |
Health Breakdown
mod-cli
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
cli-forge
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
charmed-bubbletea
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| mod-cli | cli-forge | charmed-bubbletea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.4 | 1.0.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 4 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 75KB | 105KB | 82KB |
| Features | 13 | 4 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.81 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cli-forge leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •charmed-bubbletea has the most downloads (73.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •mod-cli, charmed-bubbletea are pre-1.0 — API may change.