Decision Workspace
shellfn vs rsbash vs starship
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
shellfn
growingv0.2.0
Attribute-like proc macro which reduces the amount of code required to call shell commands and parse the results
45
rsbash
growingv2.1.0
run bash commands from rust.
65
starship
stablev1.24.2
The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell! ☄🌌️
Core Metrics
| shellfn | rsbash | starship | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 45 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 69.0K | 17.4K | 678.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 372 | 436 | 9.1K |
| Dependents | 114 | 0 | 20 |
| Releases | 3 | 13 | 140 |
| Last Updated | 397d ago | 1095d ago | 87d ago |
| Age | 7y 1m | 3y 2m | 6y 10m |
Health Breakdown
shellfn
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
rsbash
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
starship
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| shellfn | rsbash | starship | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 2.1.0 | 1.24.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | ISC |
| Dependencies | 2 | 8 | 54 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 9KB | 379KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.90 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •starship leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shellfn is depended on by 114 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ shellfn, rsbash have not been updated in over a year.
- •shellfn is pre-1.0 — API may change.