Decision Workspace
argh vs argp vs cargho
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
67
argh
growingv0.1.19
Derive-based argument parsing optimized for code size
47
argp
growingv0.4.0
Derive-based argument parser optimized for code size
36
cargho
growingv0.1.7
Derive-based argument parser optimized for being up to date in crates.io
Core Metrics
| argh | argp | cargho | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 67 | 47 | 36 |
| Total Downloads | 11.8M | 59.0K | 5.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 643.5K | 2.3K | 7 |
| Dependents | 3.7K | 36 | 1 |
| Releases | 20 | 4 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 11d ago | 477d ago | 1729d ago |
| Age | 6y 9m | 3y 1m | 4y 10m |
Health Breakdown
argh
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
argp
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
cargho
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| argh | argp | cargho | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.19 | 0.4.0 | 0.1.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 32KB | 33KB | 15KB |
| Features | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70.0 | — |
| Owners | 6 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •argh leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •argh is depended on by 3.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ argp, cargho have not been updated in over a year.