Decision Workspace
newt-sys vs ratatui_ffi vs libc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
newt-sys
growingv0.2.2
Low-level bindings for the Newt console UI library
46
ratatui_ffi
experimentalv0.2.6
C ABI bindings for Ratatui (Rust TUI) to consume from C/C#/etc.
74
libc
growingv0.2.183
Raw FFI bindings to platform libraries like libc.
Core Metrics
| newt-sys | ratatui_ffi | libc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 46 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 32.4K | 898 | 1.0B |
| 30d Downloads | 53 | 5 | 68.8M |
| Dependents | 26 | 0 | 120.3K |
| Releases | 15 | 3 | 199 |
| Last Updated | 228d ago | 190d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 7y 5m | 6m | 11y 2m |
Health Breakdown
newt-sys
Maintenance
7
Quality
10
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
ratatui_ffi
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
libc
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| newt-sys | ratatui_ffi | libc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.2.6 | 0.2.183 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-2.0-only | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 1.9MB | 74KB | 817KB |
| Features | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 6.7% | 0.0% | 4.5% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 7 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •libc leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libc is depended on by 120.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.