Decision Workspace
catch-unwind vs scopeguard vs chillpill
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
catch-unwind
growingv0.3.0
Wrappers for catch_unwind that handle the edge case of the caught panic payload panicing
60
scopeguard
growingv1.2.0
A RAII scope guard that will run a given closure when it goes out of scope, even if the code between panics (assuming unwinding panic). Defines the macros `defer!`, `defer_on_unwind!`, `defer_on_success!` as shorthands for guards with one of the implemented strategies.
50
chillpill
experimentalv0.2.0
A more powerful (and more restrictive) `std::panic::catch_unwind`
Core Metrics
| catch-unwind | scopeguard | chillpill | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 60 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 4.9K | 597.9M | 2.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 40.5M | 1.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 7.0K | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 646d ago | 984d ago | 117d ago |
| Age | 1y 9m | 10y 11m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
catch-unwind
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
scopeguard
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
chillpill
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| catch-unwind | scopeguard | chillpill | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.2.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Zlib OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 12KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 9.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •scopeguard leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •scopeguard is depended on by 7.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ catch-unwind, scopeguard have not been updated in over a year.
- •catch-unwind, chillpill are pre-1.0 — API may change.