Decision Workspace
textplots vs axis_labels_rs vs base-d
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
textplots
growingv0.8.7
Terminal plotting library.
41
axis_labels_rs
growingv0.4.0
Optimally readable axis labels for terminal plots.
60
base-d
experimentalv3.0.33
Universal base encoder: Encode binary data to 33+ dictionaries including RFC standards, hieroglyphs, emoji, and more
Core Metrics
| textplots | axis_labels_rs | base-d | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 41 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 869.0K | 3.7K | 4.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 46.9K | 6 | 699 |
| Dependents | 533 | 0 | 67 |
| Releases | 25 | 4 | 102 |
| Last Updated | 400d ago | 447d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 7y 10m | 1y 5m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
textplots
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
axis_labels_rs
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
base-d
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| textplots | axis_labels_rs | base-d | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.7 | 0.4.0 | 3.0.33 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 0 | 38 |
| Crate Size | 201KB | 8KB | 2.0MB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •base-d leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •textplots has the most downloads (869.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •textplots is depended on by 533 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ textplots, axis_labels_rs have not been updated in over a year.
- •textplots, axis_labels_rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.