Decision Workspace
rusty-rain vs matrix-rain vs mrs-matrix
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
rusty-rain
growingv0.5.0
Cross platform CMatrix like program.
48
matrix-rain
experimentalv0.3.0
Classic Matrix digital rain effect as a ratatui widget (no_std-capable) and standalone TUI binary.
46
mrs-matrix
growingv1.0.2
A multiplatform Rust clone of cmatrix
Core Metrics
| rusty-rain | matrix-rain | mrs-matrix | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 48 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 17.5K | 69 | 4.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 13 | 3 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 331d ago | 63d ago | 1483d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 2m | 4y |
Health Breakdown
rusty-rain
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
matrix-rain
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
mrs-matrix
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rusty-rain | matrix-rain | mrs-matrix | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.3.0 | 1.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 63KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.86 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •matrix-rain leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rusty-rain has the most downloads (17.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ mrs-matrix has not been updated in over a year.
- •rusty-rain, matrix-rain are pre-1.0 — API may change.