Decision Workspace
iex vs snafu vs rootcause
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
iex
growingv0.2.0
Idiomatic exceptions
72
snafu
growingv0.9.0
An ergonomic error handling library
61
rootcause
experimentalv0.12.1
A flexible, ergonomic, and inspectable error reporting library for Rust
Core Metrics
| iex | snafu | rootcause | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 72 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 3.4K | 81.4M | 35.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 32 | 4.5M | 11.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 8.7K | 89 |
| Releases | 2 | 52 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 608d ago | 25d ago | 36d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 7y 2m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
iex
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
snafu
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
rootcause
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| iex | snafu | rootcause | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.9.0 | 0.12.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 77KB | 226KB |
| Features | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •snafu leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •snafu is depended on by 8.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ iex has not been updated in over a year.