Decision Workspace
cote vs getopt3 vs lexopt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
cote
growingv0.17.1
Quickly build your command line utils
65
getopt3
stablev2.6.1
Zero dependency command line argument parser
64
lexopt
growingv0.3.2
Minimalist pedantic command line parser
Core Metrics
| cote | getopt3 | lexopt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 65 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 34.7K | 21.3K | 8.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 102 | 239 | 539.2K |
| Dependents | 24 | 83 | 1.2K |
| Releases | 35 | 51 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 278d ago | 57d ago | 27d ago |
| Age | 3y 3m | 3y | 4y 8m |
Health Breakdown
cote
Maintenance
9
Quality
10
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
getopt3
Maintenance
16
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
lexopt
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cote | getopt3 | lexopt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.17.1 | 2.6.1 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 43KB | 15KB | 27KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 48.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •getopt3 leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lexopt has the most downloads (8.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •lexopt is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •cote, lexopt are pre-1.0 — API may change.