Decision Workspace
rusti-cal vs carl vs cal
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 🦀
48
carl
growingv0.6.0
A colorful commandline calendar with ical support. Similar to `cal`, but with features.
30
cal
growingv0.0.1
A drop-in Rust replacement for `cal`.
Core Metrics
| rusti-cal | carl | cal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 48 | 30 |
| Total Downloads | 16.9K | 15.1K | 8.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 21 | 46 | 4 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 12 | 15 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1159d ago | 69d ago | 3759d ago |
| Age | 4y 11m | 4y 3m | 11y 2m |
Health Breakdown
rusti-cal
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
carl
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
cal
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
5
Technical Details
| rusti-cal | carl | cal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.6.0 | 0.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT | Unknown |
| Dependencies | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 561KB | 93KB | 952B |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •carl leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rusti-cal has the most downloads (16.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rusti-cal, cal have not been updated in over a year.
- •carl, cal are pre-1.0 — API may change.