Decision Workspace
printk vs either vs anstyle
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
printk
growingv0.3.2
A standalone, `#![no_std]`-friendly `Logger` crate.
81
either
stablev1.16.0
The enum `Either` with variants `Left` and `Right` is a general purpose sum type with two cases.
76
anstyle
stablev1.0.14
ANSI text styling
Core Metrics
| printk | either | anstyle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 81 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 28.0K | 731.9M | 497.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 56.6M | 50.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 23.9K | 5.7K |
| Releases | 19 | 33 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 1256d ago | 5d ago | 73d ago |
| Age | 4y 3m | 10y 8m | 4y |
Health Breakdown
printk
Maintenance
6
Quality
10
Community
2
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
either
Maintenance
18
Quality
22
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
anstyle
Maintenance
15
Quality
22
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| printk | either | anstyle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 1.16.0 | 1.0.14 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 7.4MB | 21KB | 18KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63.0 | 1.66.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •either has the highest health score (81/100) — a strong overall choice.
- •either is depended on by 23.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ printk has not been updated in over a year.
- •printk is pre-1.0 — API may change.