# oclif vs Spectre.Console

| Attribute | oclif | Spectre.Console |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 54.8 (24% (low)) | 44 (26% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 12 | 6 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1,124 | 1 |
| adoption.github_stars | 9,582 | 11,600 |
| description.long | An open-source framework built by Salesforce for developing command-line interfaces. Provides tools and libraries for generating, building, packaging, and releasing CLI applications with TypeScript support. | A .NET library that enables developers to create formatted, interactive command-line user interfaces with widgets including tables, charts, progress bars, and selection prompts. It automatically handles layout, wrapping, and ANSI color output while adapting to different terminal capabilities. |
| language.primary | TypeScript | C# |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://oclif.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:54:27.945Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://spectreconsole.net","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T12:56:00.646Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | 4 | 49 |
| release.history | 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| `[{"url":"https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/releases/tag/0.57.2","date":"2026-07-02T21:38:04Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.57.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/releases/tag/0.57.1","date":"2026-06-24T19:21:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.57.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/releases/tag/0.57.0","date":"2026-06-11T20:43:04Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.57.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/releases/tag/0.56.0","date":"2026-06-05T21:59:23Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.56.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/releases/tag/0.55.2","date":"2026-04-17T11:50:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.55.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/releases/tag/0.55.1","date":"2026-04-16T21:57:04Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.55.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/releases/tag/0.55.0","date":"2026-04-03T12:58:08Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.55.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/releases/tag/0.53.1","date":"2025-11-25T20:52:59Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.53.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/releases/tag/0.54.0","date":"2025-11-12T23:54:19Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.54.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/releases/tag/0.53.0","date":"2025-11-12T21:27:34Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.53.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/releases/tag/0.52.0","date":"2025-10-10T19:02:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.52.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/releases/tag/0.51.1","date":"2025-09-06T22:53:25Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.51.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/releases/tag/0.50.0","date":"2025-04-08T16:14:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.50.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/releases/tag/0.49.0","date":"2024-04-23T13:13:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.49.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/releases/tag/0.48.0","date":"2023-11-22T20:53:14Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.48.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/releases/tag/0.47.0","date":"2023-05-19T15:53:23Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.47.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/releases/tag/0.46.0","date":"2023-01-09T23:55:13Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.46.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/releases/tag/0.45.0","date":"2022-09-09T19:58:26Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.45.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/releases/tag/0.44.0","date":"2022-03-27T19:31:13Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.44.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/spectreconsole/spectre.console/releases/tag/0.43.0","date":"2021-11-30T12:52:13Z","type":"prerelease","version":"0.43.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 4.3 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=oclif&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nuget&package_name=matkoch.spectre.console&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (CLI Frameworks)

| Capability | oclif | Spectre.Console |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Language | - | - |
| Design style | - | - |
| Nested subcommands | - | - |
| Auto generated help | - | - |
| Plugin system | - | - |
| Interactive prompts | - | - |
| Type validation | - | - |
| Styled rich output | - | - |
| Project scaffolding | - | - |
| Test harness | - | - |
| Open source | - | - |
| License | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:37:59.157Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*