Decision Workspace
hocon-parser vs configparser vs sickle
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
hocon-parser
experimentalv1.5.2
Full Lightbend HOCON specification-compliant parser for Rust
60
configparser
growingv3.1.0
A simple configuration parsing utility with no dependencies that allows you to parse INI and ini-style syntax. You can use this to write Rust programs which can be customized by end users easily.
60
sickle
experimentalv0.2.0
A robust Rust parser for CCL (Categorical Configuration Language) with Serde support
Core Metrics
| hocon-parser | configparser | sickle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 60 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 151 | 24.0M | 4.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 931.9K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.7K | 34 |
| Releases | 9 | 38 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 713d ago | 60d ago |
| Age | 1m | 5y 11m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
hocon-parser
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
configparser
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
sickle
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| hocon-parser | configparser | sickle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.2 | 3.1.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR LGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 260KB | 25KB | 98KB |
| Features | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 10.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.82 | — | 1.80.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •configparser leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •configparser is depended on by 1.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ configparser has not been updated in over a year.
- •sickle is pre-1.0 — API may change.