Decision Workspace
clio vs cnsl vs clap-stdin
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
clio
growingv0.3.5
A library for parsing CLI file names
39
cnsl
growingv0.1.3
A crate that provides methods and macros for interacting with the command line.
64
clap-stdin
growingv0.8.1
Provides types for easily accepting Clap arguments from stdin and writing to stdout
Core Metrics
| clio | cnsl | clap-stdin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 39 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1M | 5.5K | 533.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 94.1K | 9 | 60.8K |
| Dependents | 282 | 0 | 382 |
| Releases | 22 | 4 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 835d ago | 1401d ago | 27d ago |
| Age | 5y 8m | 3y 10m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
clio
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
cnsl
Maintenance
5
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
clap-stdin
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| clio | cnsl | clap-stdin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.5 | 0.1.3 | 0.8.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | WTFPL | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 0 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 3KB | 19KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.63.0 | 1.60.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •clap-stdin leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •clio has the most downloads (1.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •clap-stdin is depended on by 382 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ clio, cnsl have not been updated in over a year.