Decision Workspace
slack-rs vs xurl-rs vs bird
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
slack-rs
experimentalv0.1.68
A Slack CLI tool with OAuth authentication, profile management, and API access
49
xurl-rs
experimentalv1.0.5
A fast, ergonomic CLI for the X (Twitter) API — OAuth1/2, Bearer, media upload, streaming
48
bird
experimentalv0.1.3
X API CLI with entity caching, search, threads, and watchlists
Core Metrics
| slack-rs | xurl-rs | bird | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 49 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 448 | 39 | 56 |
| 30d Downloads | 47 | 40 | 56 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 32 | 3 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 6d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 1m | 11d | 10d |
Health Breakdown
slack-rs
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
xurl-rs
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
bird
Maintenance
14
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| slack-rs | xurl-rs | bird | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.68 | 1.0.5 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 21 | 31 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 434KB | 82KB | 98KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •xurl-rs leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •slack-rs has the most downloads (448), suggesting wider adoption.
- •slack-rs, bird are pre-1.0 — API may change.