Decision Workspace
fcf vs clapfig vs confargs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
fcf
growingv0.2.6
Simple rust cli tool built to make accessing your configs faster
59
clapfig
experimentalv0.21.4
Rich, layered configuration for Rust CLI apps
52
confargs
growingv0.1.3
Parse configuration files into a set arguments
Core Metrics
| fcf | clapfig | confargs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 59 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 6.3K | 2.0K | 20.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 229 | 5 |
| Releases | 7 | 31 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 549d ago | 1d ago | 1363d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 3m | 3y 8m |
Health Breakdown
fcf
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
clapfig
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
confargs
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| fcf | clapfig | confargs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.6 | 0.21.4 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 14 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 218KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.80.1 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •clapfig leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •confargs has the most downloads (20.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •clapfig is depended on by 229 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ fcf, confargs have not been updated in over a year.