Decision Workspace
genies_derive vs fast_config_derive vs ini
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
genies_derive
growingv1.4.5
A powerful derive macro for configuration management in Rust
42
fast_config_derive
experimentalv0.1.0
Derive macro for fast_config
55
ini
growingv1.3.0
A simple macro built on top of configparser to load and parse ini files. You can use this to write Rust programs which can be customized by end users easily.
Core Metrics
| genies_derive | fast_config_derive | ini | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 42 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 7.3K | 115 | 1.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 112 | 20 | 94.6K |
| Dependents | 48 | 1 | 185 |
| Releases | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 215d ago | 108d ago | 2036d ago |
| Age | 2y | 3m | 5y 9m |
Health Breakdown
genies_derive
Maintenance
10
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
fast_config_derive
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
ini
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| genies_derive | fast_config_derive | ini | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.5 | 0.1.0 | 1.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR LGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 45KB | 2KB | 8KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •genies_derive leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ini has the most downloads (1.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ini is depended on by 185 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ini has not been updated in over a year.
- •fast_config_derive is pre-1.0 — API may change.