Decision Workspace
explicit-error-http vs error-stack vs anyhow
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
explicit-error-http
experimentalv0.3.1
Explicit concrete Error type to manage and monitor errors that generate an HTTP response. It has dedicated feature flag to integrate well with most populars web frameworks.
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
| explicit-error-http | error-stack | anyhow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 76 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 5.3K | 3.2M | 601.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 59 | 250.0K | 41.9M |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.2K | 368.5K |
| Releases | 9 | 14 | 104 |
| Last Updated | 290d ago | 1d ago | 36d ago |
| Age | 10m | 3y 9m | 6y 5m |
Health Breakdown
explicit-error-http
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
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
| explicit-error-http | error-stack | anyhow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.7.0 | 1.0.102 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 24 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 92KB | 49KB |
| Features | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.9% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 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.
- •explicit-error-http, error-stack are pre-1.0 — API may change.