Decision Workspace
zshrs-daemon vs starship vs arborium-zsh
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
zshrs-daemon
experimentalv0.11.35
Singleton daemon for zshrs — owns fsnotify, rkyv shard images, catalog/history SQLite, IPC, pub/sub, and cross-shell coordination
67
starship
stablev1.25.1
The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell! ☄🌌️
66
arborium-zsh
growingv2.18.0
Zsh grammar for arborium (tree-sitter bindings)
Core Metrics
| zshrs-daemon | starship | arborium-zsh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 67 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 3.1K | 703.8K | 7.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.8K | 8.2K | 1.4K |
| Dependents | 43 | 20 | 49 |
| Releases | 19 | 142 | 50 |
| Last Updated | 6d ago | 43d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 1m | 7y | 6m |
Health Breakdown
zshrs-daemon
Maintenance
14
Quality
9
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
starship
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
arborium-zsh
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| zshrs-daemon | starship | arborium-zsh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.35 | 1.25.1 | 2.18.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | ISC | MIT |
| Dependencies | 33 | 54 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 241KB | 393KB | 61KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.90 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •starship leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zshrs-daemon is pre-1.0 — API may change.