Decision Workspace
clap-cargo vs vergen vs vergen-lib
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
64
clap-cargo
growingv0.18.3
Re-usable CLI flags for `cargo` plugins
74
vergen
stablev10.0.1
Generate 'cargo:rustc-env' instructions via 'build.rs' for use in your code via the 'env!' macro
74
vergen-lib
stablev10.0.1
Common code used to support the vergen libraries
Core Metrics
| clap-cargo | vergen | vergen-lib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 64 | 74 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 11.6M | 45.4M | 21.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 568.1K | 1.4M | 1.2M |
| Dependents | 1.7K | 4.8K | 158 |
| Releases | 31 | 130 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 265d ago | 19d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 7y 3m | 11y 5m | 2y 5m |
Health Breakdown
clap-cargo
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
vergen
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
vergen-lib
Maintenance
19
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| clap-cargo | vergen | vergen-lib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.18.3 | 10.0.1 | 10.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 35KB | 23KB |
| Features | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.86 | 1.95.0 | 1.95.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vergen leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vergen is depended on by 4.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •clap-cargo is pre-1.0 — API may change.