Decision Workspace
cote-derive vs getopt3 vs lexopt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
cote-derive
growingv0.12.2
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-derive | getopt3 | lexopt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 65 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 26.6K | 21.3K | 8.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 126 | 239 | 539.2K |
| Dependents | 26 | 83 | 1.2K |
| Releases | 29 | 51 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 85d ago | 57d ago | 27d ago |
| Age | 3y | 3y | 4y 8m |
Health Breakdown
cote-derive
Maintenance
14
Quality
9
Community
9
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-derive | getopt3 | lexopt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.12.2 | 2.6.1 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 15KB | 27KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 31.0% | 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-derive, lexopt are pre-1.0 — API may change.