Decision Workspace
ini-roundtrip vs configparser vs ini_core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
ini-roundtrip
growingv0.2.1
Fast format preserving (round-tripping) INI-parser
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.
46
ini_core
growingv0.2.0
Implements a pretty bare-bones streaming INI parser.
Core Metrics
| ini-roundtrip | configparser | ini_core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 60 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 42.1K | 22.4M | 179.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 707 | 1.3M | 7.9K |
| Dependents | 43 | 1.6K | 8 |
| Releases | 6 | 38 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 95d ago | 654d ago | 1146d ago |
| Age | 3y | 5y 9m | 4y 8m |
Health Breakdown
ini-roundtrip
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
configparser
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
ini_core
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ini-roundtrip | configparser | ini_core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 3.1.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR LGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 25KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 10.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.86.0 | — | — |
| 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 1.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ configparser, ini_core have not been updated in over a year.
- •ini-roundtrip, ini_core are pre-1.0 — API may change.