Decision Workspace
argh vs argp vs argh-env
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
argh
growingv0.1.19
Derive-based argument parsing optimized for code size
56
argp
growingv0.4.1
Derive-based argument parser optimized for code size
45
argh-env
experimentalv0.1.0
Derive-based CLI parser (argh fork) with environment variable fallback
Core Metrics
| argh | argp | argh-env | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 56 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 14.1M | 75.1K | 139 |
| 30d Downloads | 473.2K | 3.0K | 0 |
| Dependents | 4.2K | 40 | 0 |
| Releases | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 119d ago | 51d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 7y | 3y 5m | 15d |
Health Breakdown
argh
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
argp
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
argh-env
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| argh | argp | argh-env | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.19 | 0.4.1 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 32KB | 33KB | 33KB |
| Features | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70.0 | — |
| Owners | 6 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •argh leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •argh is depended on by 4.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.