Decision Workspace
nixman vs oak-nix vs cherry-tui
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
nixman
experimentalv0.2.0
Recreate the Nix package manager style of package management for Arch Linux.
59
oak-nix
experimentalv0.0.10
Nix package manager language parser with support for declarative package configuration and reproducible builds.
39
cherry-tui
experimentalv0.1.0
A TUI for managing Arch Linux packages — pacman & AUR in one view
Core Metrics
| nixman | oak-nix | cherry-tui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 59 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 961 | 299 | 17 |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 77 | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 295d ago | 4d ago | 38d ago |
| Age | 9m | 5m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
nixman
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
oak-nix
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
cherry-tui
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| nixman | oak-nix | cherry-tui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.0.10 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 12 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 29KB | 38KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •oak-nix leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nixman has the most downloads (961), suggesting wider adoption.