Decision Workspace
things3-cloud vs things3-core vs padz
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
things3-cloud
experimentalv0.8.3
Command-line client for Things 3 using the Things Cloud API
58
things3-core
growingv2.1.0
Core library for Things 3 database access and data models
54
padz
growingv1.9.0
An ergonomic, context-aware scratch pad for the terminal — a good Unix citizen
Core Metrics
| things3-cloud | things3-core | padz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 58 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 310 | 1.0K | 1.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Releases | 19 | 10 | 67 |
| Last Updated | 20d ago | 63d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 3m | 10m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
things3-cloud
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
things3-core
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
padz
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| things3-cloud | things3-core | padz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.3 | 2.1.0 | 1.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 25 | 32 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 131KB | 262KB | 62KB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •things3-core leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •padz has the most downloads (1.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •things3-cloud is pre-1.0 — API may change.