Decision Workspace
clap-nested vs clap-dispatch vs clap-handler
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
31
clap-nested
growingv0.4.0
Convenient `clap` for CLI apps with multi-level subcommands.
43
clap-dispatch
growingv0.1.1
Ergonomically dispatch CLI subcommands
38
clap-handler
growingv0.1.2
A command handler works with `clap-derive` to generating subcommand handlers.
Core Metrics
| clap-nested | clap-dispatch | clap-handler | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 31 | 43 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 31.3K | 9.2K | 5.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 963 | 851 | 61 |
| Dependents | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 2128d ago | 426d ago | 365d ago |
| Age | 6y 6m | 1y 2m | 3y 9m |
Health Breakdown
clap-nested
Maintenance
4
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
clap-dispatch
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
clap-handler
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| clap-nested | clap-dispatch | clap-handler | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 4KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 71.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •clap-dispatch leads with a health score of 43/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •clap-nested has the most downloads (31.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ clap-nested, clap-dispatch have not been updated in over a year.