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xls-rs vs excelstream vs clicsv
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
xls-rs
experimentalv0.1.2
A powerful CLI tool and library for spreadsheet manipulation with pandas-style operations. Supports CSV, Excel (XLSX, XLS, ODS), Parquet, and Avro formats with formula evaluation, data transformation, and comprehensive analytics capabilities.
54
excelstream
experimentalv0.20.2
High-performance streaming Excel & CSV library with S3/GCS cloud support and Parquet conversion - Ultra-low memory usage
48
clicsv
growingv1.1.0
CommandLine Spreadsheet Editor
Core Metrics
| xls-rs | excelstream | clicsv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 54 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 47 | 1.5K | 12.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 37 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 37d ago | 19d ago | 175d ago |
| Age | 1m | 5m | 4y 6m |
Health Breakdown
xls-rs
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
excelstream
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
clicsv
Maintenance
10
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| xls-rs | excelstream | clicsv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.20.2 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 28 | 22 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 213KB | 168KB | 11KB |
| Features | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •excelstream leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •clicsv has the most downloads (12.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •xls-rs, excelstream are pre-1.0 — API may change.