Decision Workspace
snakepipe vs rustnake vs snake-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
snakepipe
growingv2.2.1
A snake game based on stdin/stdout following unix philosophy
51
rustnake
experimentalv1.5.1
Classic Snake for the terminal, built in Rust.
45
snake-cli
experimentalv0.1.1
A simple terminal snake game written in Rust using crossterm
Core Metrics
| snakepipe | rustnake | snake-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 51 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 9.3K | 109 | 42 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 223d ago | 135d ago | 13d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 4m | 13d |
Health Breakdown
snakepipe
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
rustnake
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
snake-cli
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| snakepipe | rustnake | snake-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.1 | 1.5.1 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 23 | 5 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 73KB | 695KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rustnake leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •snakepipe has the most downloads (9.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •snake-cli is pre-1.0 — API may change.