Decision Workspace
reingold-tilford vs ascii-dag vs oak-visualize
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
reingold-tilford
growingv1.0.0
A Rust library for laying out aesthetically pleasing trees (the data structure, not the plant).
57
ascii-dag
experimentalv0.9.1
Zero-dependency, no_std compatible ASCII DAG renderer. Visualize error chains, dependency trees, and graphs in the terminal.
56
oak-visualize
experimentalv0.0.10
High-performance visualization and layout algorithms for the oak ecosystem with flexible configuration, emphasizing tree and graph visualization.
Core Metrics
| reingold-tilford | ascii-dag | oak-visualize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 57 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1K | 2.1K | 317 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 868 | 67 |
| Dependents | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 18 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 2609d ago | 1d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 7y 1m | 5m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
reingold-tilford
Maintenance
1
Quality
19
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
ascii-dag
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
oak-visualize
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| reingold-tilford | ascii-dag | oak-visualize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.9.1 | 0.0.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 499KB | 7.9MB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.92 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ascii-dag leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •reingold-tilford has the most downloads (2.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ reingold-tilford has not been updated in over a year.
- •ascii-dag, oak-visualize are pre-1.0 — API may change.