Decision Workspace
ratatui-elm vs tears vs charmed-bubbletea
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
ratatui-elm
growingv1.2.1
A simple Elm architecture framework for ratatui
56
tears
experimentalv0.9.3
A simple and elegant framework for building TUI applications using The Elm Architecture (TEA)
54
charmed-bubbletea
experimentalv0.2.0
A powerful TUI framework based on The Elm Architecture
Core Metrics
| ratatui-elm | tears | charmed-bubbletea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 56 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9K | 659 | 73.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 3.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Releases | 10 | 18 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 218d ago | 3d ago | 148d ago |
| Age | 12m | 6m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
ratatui-elm
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
tears
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
charmed-bubbletea
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ratatui-elm | tears | charmed-bubbletea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.1 | 0.9.3 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 19 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 151KB | 82KB |
| Features | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 20.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.86.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tears leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •charmed-bubbletea has the most downloads (73.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tears, charmed-bubbletea are pre-1.0 — API may change.