Decision Workspace
wa-rs vs chat-cli vs ruma
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
wa-rs
experimentalv0.2.0
Async Rust client for WhatsApp Web — fork of whatsapp-rust with stable Rust support
45
chat-cli
experimentalv0.2.0
Your chats, in the terminal. A fast, keyboard-first TUI inbox for WhatsApp and Slack.
68
ruma
growingv0.16.0
Types and traits for working with the Matrix protocol.
Core Metrics
| wa-rs | chat-cli | ruma | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 45 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 107.3K | 34 | 767.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 7.0K | 0 | 41.0K |
| Dependents | 86 | 0 | 235 |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 46 |
| Last Updated | 146d ago | 10d ago | 43d ago |
| Age | 4m | 1m | 9y 6m |
Health Breakdown
wa-rs
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
chat-cli
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
ruma
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| wa-rs | chat-cli | ruma | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.16.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Dependencies | 26 | 0 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 204KB | 5KB | 24KB |
| Features | 8 | 0 | 109 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ruma leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ruma is depended on by 235 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.