Decision Workspace
zen-console-input vs may-clack vs prompt-input
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
zen-console-input
growingv1.0.0
Simple but full fledged CLI
54
may-clack
growingv0.7.2
stylish, interactive command line prompts
51
prompt-input
growingv1.0.1
A simple and lightweight library for user input prompts in Rust, designed to make input handling straightforward.
Core Metrics
| zen-console-input | may-clack | prompt-input | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 54 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0K | 23.9K | 10.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 67 | 25 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 24 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 528d ago | 1d ago | 278d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 2y 7m | 1y 2m |
Health Breakdown
zen-console-input
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
may-clack
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
prompt-input
Maintenance
9
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| zen-console-input | may-clack | prompt-input | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.7.2 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 24KB | 3KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •may-clack leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ zen-console-input has not been updated in over a year.
- •may-clack is pre-1.0 — API may change.