Decision Workspace
caret vs benzina-derive vs quick-error
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
68
caret
growingv0.9.0
Macros for declaring non-exhaustive C-style enumerations, with named members
60
benzina-derive
growingv0.5.1
Various helper types and macros for `diesel`
59
quick-error
growingv2.0.1
A macro which makes error types pleasant to write.
Core Metrics
| caret | benzina-derive | quick-error | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 68 | 60 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 556.6K | 19.0K | 270.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 171.7K | 0 | 19.3M |
| Dependents | 289 | 16 | 3.9K |
| Releases | 30 | 16 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 83d ago | 117d ago | 1844d ago |
| Age | 4y 11m | 1y | 10y 8m |
Health Breakdown
caret
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
benzina-derive
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
quick-error
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| caret | benzina-derive | quick-error | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 | 0.5.1 | 2.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 18KB | 14KB |
| Features | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.89 | 1.86 | — |
| Owners | 4 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •caret leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •quick-error has the most downloads (270.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •quick-error is depended on by 3.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ quick-error has not been updated in over a year.
- •caret, benzina-derive are pre-1.0 — API may change.