Decision Workspace
sparcli vs colorchoice vs anstyle-query
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
sparcli
experimentalv0.3.0
Lightweight, cross-platform toolkit for styled CLI output and interactive input widgets
72
colorchoice
stablev1.0.5
Global override of color control
70
anstyle-query
stablev1.1.5
Look up colored console capabilities
Core Metrics
| sparcli | colorchoice | anstyle-query | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 72 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 87 | 523.0M | 525.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 31.9M | 30.9M |
| Dependents | 1 | 582 | 846 |
| Releases | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 122d ago | 242d ago |
| Age | 29d | 3y 3m | 3y 3m |
Health Breakdown
sparcli
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
colorchoice
Maintenance
13
Quality
21
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
anstyle-query
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| sparcli | colorchoice | anstyle-query | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.0.5 | 1.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 95KB | 8KB | 10KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.66.0 | 1.66.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •colorchoice leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •anstyle-query has the most downloads (525.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •anstyle-query is depended on by 846 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •sparcli is pre-1.0 — API may change.