Decision Workspace
rustkanban vs kanbars vs helix-kanban
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
rustkanban
experimentalv0.3.2
A Rust terminal (TUI) kanban board with vim-inspired navigation, tags, search, and SQLite persistence
48
kanbars
experimentalv0.4.1
Lightning-fast terminal kanban board for JIRA
48
helix-kanban
experimentalv0.2.25
A terminal-based kanban board with file-based storage, multi-project support, Helix-style keybindings, and built-in MCP server for AI integration
Core Metrics
| rustkanban | kanbars | helix-kanban | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 48 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 71 | 1.8K | 529 |
| 30d Downloads | 71 | 9 | 52 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 204d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 21d | 6m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
rustkanban
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
8
kanbars
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
helix-kanban
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rustkanban | kanbars | helix-kanban | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 0.4.1 | 0.2.25 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 19 | 10 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 53KB | 30KB | 278KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kanbars leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.