Decision Workspace
stdin-helper vs smart-read vs askit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
stdin-helper
growingv2.0.1
Simplify read_line method
44
smart-read
growingv0.9.0
Complex but easy ways to read user input
44
askit
experimentalv0.2.0
A simple and semantic library to ask for user input in CLI applications. Type-safe parsing, defaults and retries.
Core Metrics
| stdin-helper | smart-read | askit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 44 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 150 | 25.2K | 1.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 22 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 144d ago | 416d ago | 327d ago |
| Age | 8m | 2y 4m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
stdin-helper
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
smart-read
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
askit
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| stdin-helper | smart-read | askit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.1 | 0.9.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT or Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 12KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •stdin-helper leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •smart-read has the most downloads (25.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ smart-read has not been updated in over a year.
- •smart-read, askit are pre-1.0 — API may change.