Decision Workspace
exit_safely vs clap_derive vs argh
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
exit_safely
experimentalv0.1.0
Enables exiting safely with custom exit codes while still calling `Drop` as needed. Aims for minimal magic and maximum flexibilty.
79
clap_derive
stablev4.6.0
Parse command line argument by defining a struct, derive crate.
67
argh
growingv0.1.19
Derive-based argument parsing optimized for code size
Core Metrics
| exit_safely | clap_derive | argh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 79 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 19 | 445.8M | 11.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 19 | 36.3M | 643.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.1K | 3.7K |
| Releases | 1 | 89 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 11d ago | 15d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 11d | 5y 10m | 6y 9m |
Health Breakdown
exit_safely
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
clap_derive
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
argh
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| exit_safely | clap_derive | argh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 4.6.0 | 0.1.19 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 33KB | 32KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 6 |
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Quick Verdict
- •clap_derive leads with a health score of 79/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •argh is depended on by 3.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •exit_safely, argh are pre-1.0 — API may change.