Decision Workspace
ratatui-wasm-backend vs tui-widgets vs tui-scrollbar
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
ratatui-wasm-backend
growingv0.1.1
Allows writing Ratatui terminal apps that target WASM.
72
tui-widgets
growingv0.7.10
A collection of useful widgets for building terminal user interfaces using Ratatui
69
tui-scrollbar
experimentalv0.2.7
A Ratatui scrollbar widget with fractional thumb rendering
Core Metrics
| ratatui-wasm-backend | tui-widgets | tui-scrollbar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 72 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 63.9K | 1.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.2K | 44.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 146 | 23 |
| Releases | 2 | 33 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 434d ago | 26d ago | 29d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 1y 11m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
ratatui-wasm-backend
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
tui-widgets
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
tui-scrollbar
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ratatui-wasm-backend | tui-widgets | tui-scrollbar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.7.10 | 0.2.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 12 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 82KB | 51KB |
| Features | 2 | 11 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •tui-widgets leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tui-scrollbar has the most downloads (1.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tui-widgets is depended on by 146 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ratatui-wasm-backend has not been updated in over a year.