Decision Workspace
pretty vs elegance vs prettyless
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
pretty
growingv0.12.5
Wadler-style pretty-printing combinators in Rust
51
elegance
growingv0.4.0
A pretty-printing library for Rust with a focus on speed and compactness.
46
prettyless
growingv0.3.0
Wadler-style pretty-printing combinators in Rust with more features.
Core Metrics
| pretty | elegance | prettyless | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 51 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 18.4M | 5.4K | 67.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 763.3K | 0 | 5.4K |
| Dependents | 1.4K | 8 | 10 |
| Releases | 33 | 9 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 290d ago | 183d ago | 361d ago |
| Age | 11y 7m | 1y 11m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
pretty
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
elegance
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
prettyless
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| pretty | elegance | prettyless | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.12.5 | 0.4.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 4 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 33KB | 33KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 3.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.78 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •elegance leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pretty has the most downloads (18.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pretty is depended on by 1.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.