Decision Workspace
simplex-chat vs telegram-bot vs layer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
simplex-chat
growingv0.2.0
API for the SimpleX Chat CLI
51
telegram-bot
growingv0.8.0
A library for creating Telegram bots
51
layer
experimentalv0.5.0
Ergonomic Telegram MTProto library: auto-generated TL types, raw API access, session management
Core Metrics
| simplex-chat | telegram-bot | layer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 51 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8K | 162.0K | 271 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.4K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 15 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 576d ago | 2067d ago | 92d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 11y | 4m |
Health Breakdown
simplex-chat
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
telegram-bot
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
layer
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| simplex-chat | telegram-bot | layer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.8.0 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0-only | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 12 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 23KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •telegram-bot leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ simplex-chat, telegram-bot have not been updated in over a year.