Decision Workspace
zfish vs colorchoice vs anstyle-query
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
zfish
experimentalv0.1.10
Ultra-light, zero-dependency Rust CLI framework for building beautiful command-line applications
73
colorchoice
stablev1.0.5
Global override of color control
71
anstyle-query
stablev1.1.5
Look up colored console capabilities
Core Metrics
| zfish | colorchoice | anstyle-query | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 73 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 317 | 439.0M | 445.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 45.8M | 43.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 537 | 716 |
| Releases | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 206d ago | 73d ago | 193d ago |
| Age | 7m | 3y 1m | 3y 1m |
Health Breakdown
zfish
Maintenance
11
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
colorchoice
Maintenance
15
Quality
21
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
anstyle-query
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| zfish | colorchoice | anstyle-query | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.10 | 1.0.5 | 1.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 102KB | 8KB | 10KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.90 | 1.66.0 | 1.66.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •colorchoice leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •anstyle-query has the most downloads (445.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •anstyle-query is depended on by 716 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •zfish is pre-1.0 — API may change.