Decision Workspace
argster-macros vs argster vs clap_builder
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
argster-macros
growingv0.1.1
A simple parser for command line arguments
35
argster
growingv0.1.1
A simple parser for command line arguments
74
clap_builder
stablev4.6.0
A simple to use, efficient, and full-featured Command Line Argument Parser
Core Metrics
| argster-macros | argster | clap_builder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 35 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 3.6K | 3.1K | 509.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 49.7M |
| Dependents | 2 | 0 | 407 |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 105 |
| Last Updated | 906d ago | 906d ago | 74d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 2y 5m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
argster-macros
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
argster
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
clap_builder
Maintenance
16
Quality
21
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| argster-macros | argster | clap_builder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.1 | 4.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 4KB | 171KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •clap_builder leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •clap_builder is depended on by 407 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ argster-macros, argster have not been updated in over a year.
- •argster-macros, argster are pre-1.0 — API may change.