Decision Workspace
chillpill vs catch-unwind vs better_unwrap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
chillpill
experimentalv0.2.0
A more powerful (and more restrictive) `std::panic::catch_unwind`
49
catch-unwind
growingv0.3.0
Wrappers for catch_unwind that handle the edge case of the caught panic payload panicing
48
better_unwrap
experimentalv1.0.0
A trait providing clearer alternatives to unwrap() methods: or_panic(), panic_or(), panic_or_else(), panic_or_default(), and panic_with()
Core Metrics
| chillpill | catch-unwind | better_unwrap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 49 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 2.6K | 4.9K | 95 |
| 30d Downloads | 1.1K | 14 | 5 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 117d ago | 646d ago | 126d ago |
| Age | 10m | 1y 9m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
chillpill
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
catch-unwind
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
better_unwrap
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| chillpill | catch-unwind | better_unwrap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.3.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Zlib OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 7KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •chillpill leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •catch-unwind has the most downloads (4.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ catch-unwind has not been updated in over a year.
- •chillpill, catch-unwind are pre-1.0 — API may change.