Decision Workspace
whatthecommitcli vs commando vs lumen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
whatthecommitcli
experimentalv0.1.3
Generate commit messages from your terminal, inspired by whatthecommit.com
58
commando
stablev1.1.0
An interactive CLI tool to help you write conventional commit messages with ease.
55
lumen
stablev2.21.0
lumen is a command-line tool that uses AI to generate commit messages, summarise git diffs or past commits, and more.
Core Metrics
| whatthecommitcli | commando | lumen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 58 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 700 | 2.5K | 25.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 9 | 344 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 6 | 58 |
| Last Updated | 155d ago | 40d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 5m | 1y 2m | 1y 4m |
Health Breakdown
whatthecommitcli
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
commando
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
lumen
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| whatthecommitcli | commando | lumen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 1.1.0 | 2.21.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 1 | 45 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 57KB | 162KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •commando leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lumen has the most downloads (25.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •whatthecommitcli is pre-1.0 — API may change.