Decision Workspace
r4d vs fncmd vs paw
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
r4d
growingv3.1.0
Text oriented macro processor
56
fncmd
stablev2.2.1
Command line interface as a function.
55
paw
growingv1.0.0
CLI argument parser.
Core Metrics
| r4d | fncmd | paw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 56 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 94.1K | 22.4K | 2.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 33.4K |
| Dependents | 3 | 3 | 414 |
| Releases | 70 | 18 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 934d ago | 43d ago | 2625d ago |
| Age | 4y 11m | 4y 7m | 7y 4m |
Health Breakdown
r4d
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
fncmd
Maintenance
15
Quality
19
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
paw
Maintenance
3
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| r4d | fncmd | paw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.1.0 | 2.2.1 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 22 | 4 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 177KB | 17KB | 14KB |
| Features | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fncmd leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •paw has the most downloads (2.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •paw is depended on by 414 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ r4d, paw have not been updated in over a year.