Decision Workspace
cliargs vs cliargs_derive vs arg-soup
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
cliargs
growingv0.6.0
Parses command line arguments and prints the help.
42
cliargs_derive
growingv0.1.0
The derive macro that automatically implements some methods to parse command line arguments for a struct instnace.
47
arg-soup
growingv2.0.0
A super simple command line parsing tool
Core Metrics
| cliargs | cliargs_derive | arg-soup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 42 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 9.8K | 1.6K | 11.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 13 | 21 | 11 |
| Dependents | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 529d ago | 613d ago | 2587d ago |
| Age | 1y 10m | 1y 8m | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
cliargs
Maintenance
8
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
cliargs_derive
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
arg-soup
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| cliargs | cliargs_derive | arg-soup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 0.1.0 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 47KB | 7KB | 45KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 11.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.74.1 | 1.74.1 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arg-soup leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ cliargs, cliargs_derive, arg-soup have not been updated in over a year.
- •cliargs, cliargs_derive are pre-1.0 — API may change.