Decision Workspace
nice_prompt vs starship vs git-status-vars
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
nice_prompt
growingv0.1.1
Minimal prompt for shell
65
starship
stablev1.24.2
The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell! ☄🌌️
55
git-status-vars
growingv1.3.0
Summarize git repo info into shell variables (for use in a prompt)
Core Metrics
| nice_prompt | starship | git-status-vars | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 65 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 3.1K | 678.4K | 17.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 9.1K | 23 |
| Dependents | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 140 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 2057d ago | 87d ago | 162d ago |
| Age | 5y 7m | 6y 10m | 3y 7m |
Health Breakdown
nice_prompt
Maintenance
3
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
starship
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
git-status-vars
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| nice_prompt | starship | git-status-vars | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.24.2 | 1.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | ISC | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 54 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 379KB | 35KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.90 | 1.74.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •starship leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ nice_prompt has not been updated in over a year.
- •nice_prompt is pre-1.0 — API may change.