Decision Workspace
rust-expect vs expectrl vs anticipate
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
rust-expect
experimentalv0.2.0
Next-generation Expect-style terminal automation library for Rust
63
expectrl
growingv0.9.0
A tool for automating terminal applications in Unix like Don libes expect
44
anticipate
growingv0.10.0
Automate terminal applications in Unix like Don libes expect
Core Metrics
| rust-expect | expectrl | anticipate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 63 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 84 | 412.8K | 14.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 81.8K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 403 | 4 |
| Releases | 2 | 14 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 14d ago | 822d ago |
| Age | 4m | 4y 10m | 2y 3m |
Health Breakdown
rust-expect
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
expectrl
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
anticipate
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rust-expect | expectrl | anticipate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.9.0 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 25 | 10 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 290KB | 60KB | 28KB |
| Features | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •expectrl leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •expectrl is depended on by 403 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ anticipate has not been updated in over a year.