Decision Workspace
errs vs error-stack vs anyhow
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
errs
experimentalv0.8.2
A library for handling errors with reasons
76
error-stack
growingv0.7.0
A context-aware error-handling library that supports arbitrary attached user data
74
anyhow
stablev1.0.102
Flexible concrete Error type built on std::error::Error
Core Metrics
| errs | error-stack | anyhow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 76 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 5.3K | 3.2M | 601.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 715 | 258.5K | 43.4M |
| Dependents | 17 | 1.2K | 368.5K |
| Releases | 13 | 14 | 104 |
| Last Updated | 33d ago | 1d ago | 36d ago |
| Age | 11m | 3y 9m | 6y 5m |
Health Breakdown
errs
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
error-stack
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
anyhow
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| errs | error-stack | anyhow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.2 | 0.7.0 | 1.0.102 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 24 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 24KB | 92KB | 49KB |
| Features | 4 | 11 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.80.1 | 1.83.0 | 1.68 |
| 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.
- •anyhow has the most downloads (601.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •anyhow is depended on by 368.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •errs, error-stack are pre-1.0 — API may change.