Decision Workspace
error-ex vs error_set vs wherror
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
error-ex
growingv0.1.3
a Rust crate designed for those who desire clear, explicit, and easy-to-use error creation and handling.
58
error_set
growingv0.9.1
Quick error declarations and automatic conversions between errors for precisely typed error handling. Inspired by Zig's error set type.
50
wherror
growingv2.3.1
The same derive(Error) macro thiserror provides + the features you want!
Core Metrics
| error-ex | error_set | wherror | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 58 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 4.9K | 138.0K | 4.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 13.7K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 45 | 6 |
| Releases | 4 | 34 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 1017d ago | 174d ago | 273d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 2y 1m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
error-ex
Maintenance
10
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
error_set
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
wherror
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| error-ex | error_set | wherror | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.9.1 | 2.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 34KB | 40KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 75.0% | 0.0% | 12.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.56 | 1.86 | 1.61 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •error_set leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ error-ex has not been updated in over a year.
- •error-ex, error_set are pre-1.0 — API may change.