Decision Workspace
cli-parser vs climb vs cliparser
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
cli-parser
growingv0.1.0
Lightweight API for parsing CLI arguments
46
climb
growingv2.0.5
Create simple and easy command-line interface applications
46
cliparser
growingv0.1.2
Simple command line parser.
Core Metrics
| cli-parser | climb | cliparser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 46 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3K | 18.2K | 1.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 48 | 70.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Releases | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 611d ago | 1185d ago | 1345d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 3y 7m | 3y 8m |
Health Breakdown
cli-parser
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
climb
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
cliparser
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| cli-parser | climb | cliparser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.0.5 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 11KB | 1.2MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •climb leads with a health score of 46/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cliparser has the most downloads (1.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ cli-parser, climb, cliparser have not been updated in over a year.
- •cli-parser, cliparser are pre-1.0 — API may change.