Decision Workspace
tess-cli vs tokio-pager vs tailspin
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
tess-cli
experimentalv0.30.0
A less-style terminal pager for files, pipes, and live logs — with structured-log filtering, pretty-printing (JSON/YAML/TOML/XML/HTML/CSV), ANSI passthrough, multi-file navigation, and ctags jumping. Rust, macOS + Linux.
61
tokio-pager
growingv1.0.2
An asynchronous, Tokio-friendly pager implementation
57
tailspin
stablev6.1.0
A log file highlighter
Core Metrics
| tess-cli | tokio-pager | tailspin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 61 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 163 | 749 | 49.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Releases | 12 | 3 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 10d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 17d | 8m | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
tess-cli
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
tokio-pager
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
tailspin
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tess-cli | tokio-pager | tailspin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.30.0 | 1.0.2 | 6.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 20 | 2 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 220KB | 8KB | 3.6MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85.1 | 1.93 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tokio-pager leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tailspin has the most downloads (49.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tess-cli is pre-1.0 — API may change.