Decision Workspace
clientele vs clap_complete vs clap_derive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
clientele
growingv0.3.8
Clientele packages `clap`, `camino`, `dotenvy`, `wild`, `argfile`, and `getenv` into one dependency.
79
clap_complete
stablev4.6.5
Generate shell completion scripts for your clap::Command
78
clap_derive
stablev4.6.1
Parse command line argument by defining a struct, derive crate.
Core Metrics
| clientele | clap_complete | clap_derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 79 | 78 |
| Total Downloads | 77.6K | 79.6M | 535.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 13.2K | 6.7M | 50.5M |
| Dependents | 269 | 30.9K | 3.2K |
| Releases | 26 | 128 | 90 |
| Last Updated | 329d ago | 14d ago | 40d ago |
| Age | 1y 9m | 4y 4m | 6y |
Health Breakdown
clientele
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
17
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
clap_complete
Maintenance
19
Quality
21
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
clap_derive
Maintenance
17
Quality
21
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| clientele | clap_complete | clap_derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.8 | 4.6.5 | 4.6.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Unlicense | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 18 | 10 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 51KB | 34KB |
| Features | 24 | 5 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 11.5% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.81 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 3 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •clap_complete leads with a health score of 79/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •clap_derive has the most downloads (535.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •clap_complete is depended on by 30.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •clientele is pre-1.0 — API may change.