Decision Workspace
hcl-edit vs arborium-hcl vs hcl-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
hcl-edit
growingv0.9.5
Parse and modify HCL while preserving comments and whitespace
65
arborium-hcl
experimentalv2.16.0
HCL grammar for arborium (tree-sitter bindings)
63
hcl-rs
growingv0.19.6
HCL parser and formatter for rust with serde support
Core Metrics
| hcl-edit | arborium-hcl | hcl-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 65 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 694.9K | 16.1K | 599.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 174.5K | 9.2K | 156.7K |
| Dependents | 87 | 47 | 518 |
| Releases | 51 | 47 | 79 |
| Last Updated | 28d ago | 16d ago | 28d ago |
| Age | 3y | 3m | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
hcl-edit
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
arborium-hcl
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
hcl-rs
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| hcl-edit | arborium-hcl | hcl-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.5 | 2.16.0 | 0.19.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 68KB | 59KB | 108KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arborium-hcl leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hcl-edit has the most downloads (694.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hcl-rs is depended on by 518 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •hcl-edit, hcl-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.