Decision Workspace
nixci vs arborium-nix vs nickel-lang-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
nixci
growingv1.1.0
Define and build CI for Nix projects anywhere
64
arborium-nix
experimentalv2.16.0
Nix grammar for arborium (tree-sitter bindings)
61
nickel-lang-cli
stablev1.16.0
The Nickel interpreter CLI
Core Metrics
| nixci | arborium-nix | nickel-lang-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 64 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 10.8K | 4.4K | 31.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 13 | 1.2K | 523 |
| Dependents | 1 | 47 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 48 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 596d ago | 16d ago | 29d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 3m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
nixci
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
arborium-nix
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
nickel-lang-cli
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| nixci | arborium-nix | nickel-lang-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 2.16.0 | 1.16.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0-only | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 5 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 54KB | 104KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •arborium-nix leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nickel-lang-cli has the most downloads (31.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ nixci has not been updated in over a year.