Decision Workspace
ini-rs vs arborium-ini vs configparser
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
ini-rs
experimentalv0.2.2
Read and write INI files with funcions. Also allows direct access to INI data
64
arborium-ini
experimentalv2.16.0
INI grammar for arborium (tree-sitter bindings)
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.
Core Metrics
| ini-rs | arborium-ini | configparser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 64 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 3.7K | 4.5K | 22.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 66 | 1.3K | 1.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 47 | 1.6K |
| Releases | 7 | 47 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 173d ago | 16d ago | 654d ago |
| Age | 11m | 3m | 5y 9m |
Health Breakdown
ini-rs
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
arborium-ini
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
configparser
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ini-rs | arborium-ini | configparser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 2.16.0 | 3.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR LGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 17KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.5% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arborium-ini leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •configparser has the most downloads (22.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •configparser is depended on by 1.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ configparser has not been updated in over a year.
- •ini-rs is pre-1.0 — API may change.