Decision Workspace
conf-extra vs conf vs config
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
conf-extra
experimentalv0.1.0
Extra types and value parsers for use with conf (or clap)
53
conf
growingv0.4.5
A derive-based config parser for CLI args, env, and structured config files
71
config
growingv0.15.22
Layered configuration system for Rust applications.
Core Metrics
| conf-extra | conf | config | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 53 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 549 | 5.5K | 76.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 83 | 251 | 5.7M |
| Dependents | 4 | 10 | 14.1K |
| Releases | 1 | 15 | 54 |
| Last Updated | 184d ago | 101d ago | 10d ago |
| Age | 6m | 1y 8m | 10y 11m |
Health Breakdown
conf-extra
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
conf
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
config
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| conf-extra | conf | config | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.4.5 | 0.15.22 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 15 | 26 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 80KB | 56KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 5 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •config leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •config is depended on by 14.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.