Decision Workspace
arglite vs combu vs facet-args
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
arglite
growingv0.1.0
A lightweight argument parser for command-line applications.
63
combu
stablev1.6.0
Combu is a yet another mini cli framework.
59
facet-args
experimentalv0.43.2
Type-safe command-line argument parsing powered by Facet reflection
Core Metrics
| arglite | combu | facet-args | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 63 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1K | 119.6K | 36.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 172 | 824 |
| Dependents | 0 | 26 | 80 |
| Releases | 1 | 100 | 74 |
| Last Updated | 512d ago | 83d ago | 63d ago |
| Age | 1y 4m | 6y | 11m |
Health Breakdown
arglite
Maintenance
2
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
combu
Maintenance
14
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
facet-args
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| arglite | combu | facet-args | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.6.0 | 0.43.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 66KB | 43KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.90.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •combu leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ arglite has not been updated in over a year.
- •arglite, facet-args are pre-1.0 — API may change.