Decision Workspace
iex vs snafu vs n0-error
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
iex
growingv0.2.0
Idiomatic exceptions
71
snafu
growingv0.9.1
An ergonomic error handling library
64
n0-error
growingv1.0.0
ergonomic errors with call-site location
Core Metrics
| iex | snafu | n0-error | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 71 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 4.9K | 95.9M | 722.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.6M | 160.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 10.4K | 258 |
| Releases | 2 | 53 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 716d ago | 45d ago | 28d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 7y 5m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
iex
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
snafu
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
n0-error
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| iex | snafu | n0-error | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.9.1 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 78KB | 29KB |
| Features | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •snafu leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •snafu is depended on by 10.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ iex has not been updated in over a year.
- •iex, snafu are pre-1.0 — API may change.