Decision Workspace
tiny-gradient vs colorchoice vs anstyle-query
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
tiny-gradient
growingv0.1.0
Make your string colored in gradient
72
colorchoice
stablev1.0.5
Global override of color control
70
anstyle-query
stablev1.1.5
Look up colored console capabilities
Core Metrics
| tiny-gradient | colorchoice | anstyle-query | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 72 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 462.5K | 523.0M | 525.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 16.8K | 29.8M | 28.9M |
| Dependents | 132 | 582 | 846 |
| Releases | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 1449d ago | 122d ago | 242d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 3y 3m | 3y 3m |
Health Breakdown
tiny-gradient
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
colorchoice
Maintenance
13
Quality
21
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
anstyle-query
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tiny-gradient | colorchoice | anstyle-query | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.0.5 | 1.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 8KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.66.0 | 1.66.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •colorchoice leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •anstyle-query has the most downloads (525.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •anstyle-query is depended on by 846 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tiny-gradient has not been updated in over a year.
- •tiny-gradient is pre-1.0 — API may change.