Decision Workspace
rusti-cal vs bcal vs carl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
rusti-cal
growingv1.1.0
⚡️ Lightning-fast and minimal calendar command line. It's similar to `cal`. Written in Rust 🦀
47
bcal
experimentalv0.5.1
BrightDate cal(1) — calendar viewer using BrightDate units
46
carl
growingv0.6.0
A colorful commandline calendar with ical support. Similar to `cal`, but with features.
Core Metrics
| rusti-cal | bcal | carl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 47 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 16.9K | 104 | 15.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 12 | 8 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 1218d ago | 4d ago | 128d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 14d | 4y 5m |
Health Breakdown
rusti-cal
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
bcal
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
carl
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rusti-cal | bcal | carl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.5.1 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 561KB | 12KB | 93KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bcal leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rusti-cal has the most downloads (16.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rusti-cal has not been updated in over a year.
- •bcal, carl are pre-1.0 — API may change.