Decision Workspace
derail vs error-stack vs rancor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
derail
growingv0.3.0
An alternative to `core::error::Error`.
76
error-stack
growingv0.7.0
A context-aware error-handling library that supports arbitrary attached user data
63
rancor
growingv0.1.1
Scalable and efficient error handling without type composition
Core Metrics
| derail | error-stack | rancor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 76 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1K | 3.2M | 13.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 32 | 250.0K | 2.1M |
| Dependents | 1 | 1.2K | 264 |
| Releases | 4 | 14 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 235d ago | 1d ago | 179d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 3y 9m | 2y 4m |
Health Breakdown
derail
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
error-stack
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
rancor
Maintenance
10
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 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rancor has the most downloads (13.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •error-stack is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.