Decision Workspace
yaksay vs rustsay vs rabbitsay
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
yaksay
growingv1.5.8
Cowsay enhanced
48
rustsay
growingv0.2.0
A simple CLI tool in Rust that mimics the classic cowsay program, allowing a cow to speak your text in the terminal.
40
rabbitsay
experimentalv0.1.0
Say (possibly mean) things with a cute rabbit
Core Metrics
| yaksay | rustsay | rabbitsay | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 48 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 33.5K | 8.9K | 364 |
| 30d Downloads | 29 | 12 | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 25 | 9 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 2030d ago | 594d ago | 213d ago |
| Age | 5y 9m | 1y 7m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
yaksay
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
rustsay
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
rabbitsay
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| yaksay | rustsay | rabbitsay | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.8 | 0.2.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 141KB | 8KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rustsay leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •yaksay has the most downloads (33.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ yaksay, rustsay have not been updated in over a year.
- •rustsay, rabbitsay are pre-1.0 — API may change.