Decision Workspace
rusty-roots vs struct-cli vs tree2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
rusty-roots
growingv0.3.0
A Rust CLI tool that replicates the Unix 'tree' command with enhanced features.
41
struct-cli
experimentalv0.5.4
A smarter tree command with intelligent defaults. Filters out common clutter like node_modules and venv, supports custom ignore patterns, and includes advanced features such as file search, directory summaries, size-aware filtering, and git integration.
54
tree2
experimentalv1.0.12
A beautiful and feature-rich directory tree visualization tool with colors, emojis, and comprehensive ignore file support
Core Metrics
| rusty-roots | struct-cli | tree2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 41 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 6.1K | 85 | 182 |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 18 | 11 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 568d ago | 31d ago | 50d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 1m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
rusty-roots
Maintenance
6
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
struct-cli
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
tree2
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rusty-roots | struct-cli | tree2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.5.4 | 1.0.12 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 36KB | 54KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 16.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tree2 leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rusty-roots has the most downloads (6.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rusty-roots has not been updated in over a year.
- •rusty-roots, struct-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.