Decision Workspace
errorlit vs error_set vs manyhow
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
errorlit
experimentalv0.0.2
Macro for creating error literals
59
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.
55
manyhow
growingv0.11.4
proc macro error handling à la anyhow x proc-macro-error
Core Metrics
| errorlit | error_set | manyhow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 59 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 463 | 116.4K | 6.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 11.5K | 1.0M |
| Dependents | 0 | 42 | 201 |
| Releases | 2 | 34 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 96d ago | 115d ago | 579d ago |
| Age | 8m | 1y 11m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
errorlit
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
7
error_set
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
manyhow
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| errorlit | error_set | manyhow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 | 0.9.1 | 0.11.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 34KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.86 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •error_set leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •manyhow has the most downloads (6.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •manyhow is depended on by 201 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ manyhow has not been updated in over a year.