Decision Workspace
tabular vs taalika vs boxen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
tabular
growingv0.2.0
Plain text tables, aligned automatically
31
taalika
growingv0.1.6
Plain text tables, aligned automatically (fork of tabular)
57
boxen
experimentalv0.3.1
A Rust library for creating styled terminal boxes around text with performance optimizations
Core Metrics
| tabular | taalika | boxen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 31 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 2.5M | 2.3K | 6.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 212.8K | 2 | 120 |
| Dependents | 250 | 0 | 14 |
| Releases | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 1539d ago | 1557d ago | 61d ago |
| Age | 7y 6m | 4y 3m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
tabular
Maintenance
3
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
taalika
Maintenance
3
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
boxen
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| tabular | taalika | boxen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.6 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 15KB | 130KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 16.7% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •boxen leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tabular has the most downloads (2.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tabular is depended on by 250 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tabular, taalika have not been updated in over a year.