Decision Workspace
vterm-sys vs owo-colors vs colored
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
31
vterm-sys
growingv0.1.0
FFI bindings to libvterm
72
owo-colors
stablev4.3.0
Zero-allocation terminal colors that'll make people go owo
66
colored
growingv3.1.1
The most simple way to add colors in your terminal
Core Metrics
| vterm-sys | owo-colors | colored | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 31 | 72 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 7.1K | 138.6M | 196.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 5.7M | 7.9M |
| Dependents | 0 | 14.2K | 65.4K |
| Releases | 3 | 41 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 3733d ago | 90d ago | 178d ago |
| Age | 10y 7m | 5y 10m | 10y 4m |
Health Breakdown
vterm-sys
Maintenance
3
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
owo-colors
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
colored
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| vterm-sys | owo-colors | colored | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 4.3.0 | 3.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 116KB | 31KB | 36KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 17.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | 1.80 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •owo-colors leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •colored has the most downloads (196.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •colored is depended on by 65.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ vterm-sys has not been updated in over a year.
- •vterm-sys is pre-1.0 — API may change.