Decision Workspace
xdialog vs win-msgbox vs alerta
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
xdialog
stablev2.1.1
A small cross-platform native dialogs library.
50
win-msgbox
growingv0.2.2
This crate provides a fully featured, ergonomic interface to Windows' MessageBox
41
alerta
experimentalv0.1.2
Display simple GUI dialogs on X11 / XWayland
Core Metrics
| xdialog | win-msgbox | alerta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 50 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 5.9K | 14.7K | 446 |
| 30d Downloads | 2.0K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Releases | 17 | 7 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 122d ago | 177d ago |
| Age | 1y 10m | 3y 4m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
xdialog
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
win-msgbox
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
alerta
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| xdialog | win-msgbox | alerta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.1 | 0.2.2 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | 0BSD |
| Dependencies | 23 | 1 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 501KB | 24KB | 193KB |
| Features | 7 | 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
- •xdialog leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •win-msgbox has the most downloads (14.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •win-msgbox, alerta are pre-1.0 — API may change.