Decision Workspace
clap-sort vs vld-clap vs clap_derive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
67
clap-sort
experimentalv1.0.3
Validate that clap Subcommand enums are sorted alphabetically
49
vld-clap
experimentalv0.3.0
Clap integration for the vld validation library — validate CLI arguments after parsing
79
clap_derive
stablev4.6.0
Parse command line argument by defining a struct, derive crate.
Core Metrics
| clap-sort | vld-clap | clap_derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 67 | 49 | 79 |
| Total Downloads | 21.2K | 46 | 445.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 4.4K | 35 | 36.3M |
| Dependents | 105 | 0 | 3.1K |
| Releases | 8 | 4 | 89 |
| Last Updated | 144d ago | 7d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 4m | 1m | 5y 10m |
Health Breakdown
clap-sort
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
vld-clap
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
clap_derive
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| clap-sort | vld-clap | clap_derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.3 | 0.3.0 | 4.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 7KB | 33KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.70 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •clap_derive leads with a health score of 79/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •clap_derive is depended on by 3.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •vld-clap is pre-1.0 — API may change.