Decision Workspace
derail vs error-stack vs rancor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
derail
growingv0.3.0
An alternative to `core::error::Error`.
76
error-stack
growingv0.8.0
A context-aware error-handling library that supports arbitrary attached user data
70
rancor
growingv0.1.2
Scalable and efficient error handling without type composition
Core Metrics
| derail | error-stack | rancor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 76 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 2.3K | 4.0M | 23.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 111.6K | 1.9M |
| Dependents | 1 | 1.3K | 354 |
| Releases | 4 | 16 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 342d ago | 10d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 1y 4m | 4y 1m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
derail
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
error-stack
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
rancor
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| derail | error-stack | rancor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.8.0 | 0.1.2 |
| 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 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rancor has the most downloads (23.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •error-stack is depended on by 1.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.