Decision Workspace
tee_output vs pipetee vs gag
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
tee_output
experimentalv0.2.0
Provides 'tee' functionality for the current process
46
pipetee
growingv1.0.1
A simple, fast, no-dependencies UNIX utility to print the contents of stdin to the terminal *and* forward them to stdout at the same time. Useful for debugging.
54
gag
growingv1.0.0
Gag, redirect, or hold stdout/stderr output. Currently only *nix operating systems are supported.
Core Metrics
| tee_output | pipetee | gag | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 46 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 17 | 2.7K | 3.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 23 | 5 | 266.3K |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 2.4K |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 1182d ago | 1762d ago |
| Age | 19d | 3y 2m | 10y 12m |
Health Breakdown
tee_output
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
pipetee
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
gag
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| tee_output | pipetee | gag | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 4KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gag leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gag is depended on by 2.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pipetee, gag have not been updated in over a year.
- •tee_output is pre-1.0 — API may change.