Decision Workspace
tablestream vs unicode-prettytable vs comfy-table
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
tablestream
growingv0.1.4
A streaming table formatter for the console
31
unicode-prettytable
growingv0.3.1
Table formatting library using Unicode Box-drawing characters
70
comfy-table
stablev7.2.2
An easy to use library for building beautiful tables with automatic content wrapping
Core Metrics
| tablestream | unicode-prettytable | comfy-table | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 31 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 9.1K | 5.2K | 66.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 278 | 7 | 5.1M |
| Dependents | 2 | 0 | 8.7K |
| Releases | 5 | 4 | 46 |
| Last Updated | 418d ago | 1843d ago | 74d ago |
| Age | 4y 7m | 5y 1m | 6y 2m |
Health Breakdown
tablestream
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
unicode-prettytable
Maintenance
3
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
comfy-table
Maintenance
16
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| tablestream | unicode-prettytable | comfy-table | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.3.1 | 7.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 5KB | 79KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •comfy-table leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •comfy-table is depended on by 8.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tablestream, unicode-prettytable have not been updated in over a year.
- •tablestream, unicode-prettytable are pre-1.0 — API may change.