Decision Workspace
xdialog vs win-msgbox vs alerta
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
xdialog
growingv0.2.3
A small native-ish cross platform dialogs library with zero runtime dependencies.
52
win-msgbox
growingv0.2.2
This crate provides a fully featured, ergonomic interface to Windows' MessageBox
43
alerta
experimentalv0.1.2
Display simple GUI dialogs on X11 / XWayland
Core Metrics
| xdialog | win-msgbox | alerta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 52 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 3.2K | 13.7K | 324 |
| 30d Downloads | 20 | 525 | 65 |
| Dependents | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Releases | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 28d ago | 63d ago | 118d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 3y 2m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
xdialog
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
win-msgbox
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
alerta
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| xdialog | win-msgbox | alerta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 0.2.2 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | 0BSD |
| Dependencies | 10 | 1 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 728KB | 24KB | 193KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.91.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •win-msgbox leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.