Decision Workspace
slashmail vs himalaya vs imbak
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
slashmail
experimentalv0.3.1
CLI for searching, managing, and bulk-operating on emails via IMAP
65
himalaya
stablev1.2.0
CLI to manage emails
43
imbak
growingv0.3.1
A command line tool for backing up IMAP mailboxes
Core Metrics
| slashmail | himalaya | imbak | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 65 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 58 | 47.6K | 3.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 20 | 6.5K | 7 |
| Dependents | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 26 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 22d ago | 36d ago | 165d ago |
| Age | 1m | 4y 1m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
slashmail
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
himalaya
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
imbak
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| slashmail | himalaya | imbak | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 1.2.0 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 17 | 20 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 48KB | 258KB | 13KB |
| Features | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.83 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •himalaya leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •slashmail, imbak are pre-1.0 — API may change.