Decision Workspace
dotenvs vs dotenv vs cfgloader-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
dotenvs
growingv0.2.2
A correct dotenv library
54
dotenv
growingv0.15.0
A `dotenv` implementation for Rust
53
cfgloader-core
growingv1.0.1
Core functionality for cfgloader - configuration loading library
Core Metrics
| dotenvs | dotenv | cfgloader-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 54 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 245.9K | 53.7M | 1.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 32.3K | 4.4M | 0 |
| Dependents | 4 | 18.3K | 8 |
| Releases | 5 | 21 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 8d ago | 2408d ago | 246d ago |
| Age | 4y | 11y 6m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
dotenvs
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
dotenv
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
cfgloader-core
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| dotenvs | dotenv | cfgloader-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.15.0 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 12KB | 3KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.65 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dotenvs leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dotenv has the most downloads (53.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •dotenv is depended on by 18.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dotenv has not been updated in over a year.
- •dotenvs, dotenv are pre-1.0 — API may change.