Decision Workspace
flag-rs vs combu vs facet-args
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
flag-rs
experimentalv0.8.5
A Cobra-inspired CLI framework with dynamic completions
63
combu
stablev1.6.0
Combu is a yet another mini cli framework.
59
facet-args
experimentalv0.43.2
Type-safe command-line argument parsing powered by Facet reflection
Core Metrics
| flag-rs | combu | facet-args | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 63 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 3.8K | 119.6K | 36.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 35 | 174 | 835 |
| Dependents | 0 | 26 | 80 |
| Releases | 11 | 100 | 74 |
| Last Updated | 20d ago | 83d ago | 63d ago |
| Age | 10m | 6y | 11m |
Health Breakdown
flag-rs
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
combu
Maintenance
14
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
facet-args
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| flag-rs | combu | facet-args | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.5 | 1.6.0 | 0.43.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 323KB | 66KB | 43KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 18.2% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.90.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •combu leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •flag-rs, facet-args are pre-1.0 — API may change.