Decision Workspace
lithium vs xcept vs error-stack
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
lithium
growingv1.0.4
Lightweight exceptions
34
xcept
growingv0.0.1
Handle errors more like exceptions
76
error-stack
growingv0.7.0
A context-aware error-handling library that supports arbitrary attached user data
Core Metrics
| lithium | xcept | error-stack | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 34 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9K | 1.6K | 3.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 3 | 250.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1.2K |
| Releases | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 297d ago | 1448d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 1y 4m | 3y 11m | 3y 9m |
Health Breakdown
lithium
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
xcept
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
error-stack
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| lithium | xcept | error-stack | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.4 | 0.0.1 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 0 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 40KB | 11KB | 92KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.83.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •error-stack leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •error-stack is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ xcept has not been updated in over a year.
- •xcept, error-stack are pre-1.0 — API may change.