Decision Workspace
rust-expect vs expectrl vs anticipate
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
rust-expect
experimentalv0.5.0
Next-generation Expect-style terminal automation library for Rust
60
expectrl
growingv0.9.0
A tool for automating terminal applications in Unix like Don libes expect
42
anticipate
growingv0.10.0
Automate terminal applications in Unix like Don libes expect
Core Metrics
| rust-expect | expectrl | anticipate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 60 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 344 | 529.2K | 14.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 47.2K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 543 | 4 |
| Releases | 5 | 14 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 6d ago | 63d ago | 870d ago |
| Age | 6m | 5y | 2y 5m |
Health Breakdown
rust-expect
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
expectrl
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
anticipate
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rust-expect | expectrl | anticipate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 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 | 309KB | 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 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •expectrl is depended on by 543 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ anticipate has not been updated in over a year.