Decision Workspace
derail vs error-stack vs rancor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
derail
growingv0.3.0
An alternative to `core::error::Error`.
72
error-stack
growingv0.7.0
A context-aware error-handling library that supports arbitrary attached user data
62
rancor
growingv0.1.1
Scalable and efficient error handling without type composition
Core Metrics
| derail | error-stack | rancor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 72 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2K | 3.6M | 18.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 253.0K | 2.6M |
| Dependents | 1 | 1.3K | 329 |
| Releases | 4 | 14 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 294d ago | 60d ago | 238d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 3y 11m | 2y 6m |
Health Breakdown
derail
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
error-stack
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
rancor
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| derail | error-stack | rancor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.7.0 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 24 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 92KB | 11KB |
| Features | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.83.0 | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •error-stack leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rancor has the most downloads (18.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •error-stack is depended on by 1.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.