Decision Workspace
foible vs wherror vs thiserror
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
foible
experimentalv0.1.0
Lightweight typed error chaining — #[derive(AsSource)] with no Display or std::error::Error boilerplate
50
wherror
growingv2.3.1
The same derive(Error) macro thiserror provides + the features you want!
70
thiserror
growingv2.0.18
derive(Error)
Core Metrics
| foible | wherror | thiserror | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 50 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 28 | 4.6K | 1.2B |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 62.0M |
| Dependents | 3 | 6 | 627.5K |
| Releases | 1 | 8 | 89 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 322d ago | 176d ago |
| Age | 10d | 11m | 6y 9m |
Health Breakdown
foible
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
wherror
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
thiserror
Maintenance
11
Quality
21
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| foible | wherror | thiserror | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.3.1 | 2.0.18 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 1KB | 40KB | 29KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 12.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.61 | 1.68 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •thiserror leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •thiserror is depended on by 627.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •foible is pre-1.0 — API may change.