Decision Workspace
argone vs clapfig vs confargs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
argone
growingv0.5.2
Most intuitive global cli maker. *(lazy_static + config-rs + clap)
59
clapfig
experimentalv0.21.4
Rich, layered configuration for Rust CLI apps
52
confargs
growingv0.1.3
Parse configuration files into a set arguments
Core Metrics
| argone | clapfig | confargs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 59 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 10.9K | 2.0K | 20.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 229 | 5 |
| Releases | 7 | 31 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1437d ago | 1d ago | 1363d ago |
| Age | 4y 5m | 3m | 3y 8m |
Health Breakdown
argone
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
clapfig
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
confargs
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| argone | clapfig | confargs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.2 | 0.21.4 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 14 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 218KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •clapfig leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •confargs has the most downloads (20.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •clapfig is depended on by 229 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ argone, confargs have not been updated in over a year.