Decision Workspace
pty-shell vs rust-pty vs shpool_pty
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
pty-shell
growingv0.2.0
Spawn a shell and control it through pty
56
rust-pty
experimentalv0.5.0
Cross-platform async PTY (pseudo-terminal) library for Rust
55
shpool_pty
growingv0.4.0
Fork with new pseudo-terminal (PTY)
Core Metrics
| pty-shell | rust-pty | shpool_pty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 56 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 13.8K | 1.7K | 28.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 2.3K |
| Dependents | 11 | 5 | 23 |
| Releases | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 3534d ago | 6d ago | 80d ago |
| Age | 10y 6m | 6m | 2y 9m |
Health Breakdown
pty-shell
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
rust-pty
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
shpool_pty
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pty-shell | rust-pty | shpool_pty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.5.0 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 41KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rust-pty leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shpool_pty has the most downloads (28.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ pty-shell has not been updated in over a year.