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xlsxwriter vs calamine vs sheets-diff
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
xlsxwriter
growingv0.6.1
Write xlsx file with number, formula, string, formatting, autofilter, merged cells, data validation and more.
74
calamine
growingv0.36.0
An Excel/OpenDocument Spreadsheet reader and deserializer in pure Rust
64
sheets-diff
stablev2.2.3
Structured diff engine for Microsoft Excel .xlsx workbooks
Core Metrics
| xlsxwriter | calamine | sheets-diff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 74 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1M | 9.8M | 10.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 9.2K | 564.4K | 0 |
| Dependents | 219 | 3.0K | 40 |
| Releases | 12 | 81 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 751d ago | 7d ago | 29d ago |
| Age | 6y 8m | 9y 8m | 1y 4m |
Health Breakdown
xlsxwriter
Maintenance
5
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
calamine
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
sheets-diff
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| xlsxwriter | calamine | sheets-diff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.1 | 0.36.0 | 2.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 16 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 50KB | 153KB | 92KB |
| Features | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •calamine leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •calamine is depended on by 3.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ xlsxwriter has not been updated in over a year.
- •xlsxwriter, calamine are pre-1.0 — API may change.