Decision Workspace
argsplitter vs serde_args vs minicmd
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
argsplitter
growingv0.5.0
A light-weight command line argument parser
43
serde_args
growingv0.2.0
Command line argument parsing with serde.
39
minicmd
experimentalv0.1.0
Extremely simple and minimal command-line argument parser
Core Metrics
| argsplitter | serde_args | minicmd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 43 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 5.1K | 1.7K | 288 |
| 30d Downloads | 54 | 8 | 3 |
| Dependents | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 773d ago | 460d ago | 182d ago |
| Age | 3y 8m | 1y 3m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
argsplitter
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
serde_args
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
minicmd
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| argsplitter | serde_args | minicmd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 63KB | 3KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde_args leads with a health score of 43/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •argsplitter has the most downloads (5.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ argsplitter, serde_args have not been updated in over a year.