Decision Workspace
blarse vs ast-rs vs clap_builder
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
blarse
growingv0.1.0
A lightweight parsing framework for blex
39
ast-rs
growingv0.0.1
AST Toolkit for Rust
77
clap_builder
stablev4.6.0
A simple to use, efficient, and full-featured Command Line Argument Parser
Core Metrics
| blarse | ast-rs | clap_builder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 39 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 1.7K | 420.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 3 | 38.6M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 390 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 105 |
| Last Updated | 1098d ago | 1361d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 3y | 3y 8m | 3y |
Health Breakdown
blarse
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
ast-rs
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
clap_builder
Maintenance
19
Quality
21
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| blarse | ast-rs | clap_builder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.0.1 | 4.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 1KB | 171KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.61 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •clap_builder leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •clap_builder is depended on by 390 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ blarse, ast-rs have not been updated in over a year.
- •blarse, ast-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.