Decision Workspace
zshrs vs slick vs gshell
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
zshrs
experimentalv0.11.14
The first compiled Unix shell — bytecode VM, worker pool, AOP intercept, Rkyv caching
54
slick
growingv0.22.1
async ZSH prompt
54
gshell
experimentalv1.0.3
gshell is a shell for people who live in the terminal. It pairs familiar Unix behavior with a tighter core, fast interaction, and an interface built to stay out of the way.
Core Metrics
| zshrs | slick | gshell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 54 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 2.3K | 57.3K | 65 |
| 30d Downloads | 2.1K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 91 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 31 | 60 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 16d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 1m | 7y 7m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
zshrs
Maintenance
14
Quality
10
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
slick
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
gshell
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| zshrs | slick | gshell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.14 | 0.22.1 | 1.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 54 | 9 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 3.4MB | 1.9MB | 77KB |
| Features | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •slick leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zshrs, slick are pre-1.0 — API may change.