Decision Workspace
ertrace vs error-stack vs snafu
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
ertrace
growingv0.2.1
Experimental Error Return Tracing for Rust
75
error-stack
growingv0.7.1
A context-aware error-handling library that supports arbitrary attached user data
73
snafu
growingv0.9.1
An ergonomic error handling library
Core Metrics
| ertrace | error-stack | snafu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 75 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 4.5K | 3.8M | 91.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 240.1K | 4.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.3K | 9.8K |
| Releases | 3 | 15 | 53 |
| Last Updated | 2259d ago | 16d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 6y 2m | 4y | 7y 4m |
Health Breakdown
ertrace
Maintenance
3
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
error-stack
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
snafu
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| ertrace | error-stack | snafu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.7.1 | 0.9.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 92KB | 78KB |
| Features | 2 | 11 | 14 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.83.0 | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •error-stack leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •snafu has the most downloads (91.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •snafu is depended on by 9.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ertrace has not been updated in over a year.