Decision Workspace
arg-soup vs cliargs vs cliargs_derive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
arg-soup
growingv2.0.0
A super simple command line parsing tool
44
cliargs
growingv0.6.0
Parses command line arguments and prints the help.
42
cliargs_derive
growingv0.1.0
The derive macro that automatically implements some methods to parse command line arguments for a struct instnace.
Core Metrics
| arg-soup | cliargs | cliargs_derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 44 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 11.5K | 9.8K | 1.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 11 | 13 | 22 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Releases | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 2587d ago | 529d ago | 613d ago |
| Age | 7y 1m | 1y 10m | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
arg-soup
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
cliargs
Maintenance
8
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
cliargs_derive
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| arg-soup | cliargs | cliargs_derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.6.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 45KB | 47KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 11.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74.1 | 1.74.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arg-soup leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ arg-soup, cliargs, cliargs_derive have not been updated in over a year.
- •cliargs, cliargs_derive are pre-1.0 — API may change.