Decision Workspace
ricat vs cat-cli vs filecat
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
ricat
growingv0.4.5
A Rust-Based implemenation of classic UNIX `cat` command
50
cat-cli
experimentalv0.9.0
Concatenate and send files to standard output
44
filecat
growingv0.3.1
Print file contents with colored headers
Core Metrics
| ricat | cat-cli | filecat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 50 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 24.3K | 751 | 4.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 676d ago | 77d ago | 623d ago |
| Age | 2y | 5m | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
ricat
Maintenance
7
Quality
7
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
cat-cli
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
filecat
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ricat | cat-cli | filecat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.5 | 0.9.0 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Unlicense OR CC0-1.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 4KB | 82KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 30.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.59 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cat-cli leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ricat has the most downloads (24.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ ricat, filecat have not been updated in over a year.