Decision Workspace
loadenv vs dotenvs vs dotenv
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
loadenv
growingv0.1.4
A small, zero-dependency dotenv implementation
57
dotenvs
growingv0.2.2
A correct dotenv library
54
dotenv
growingv0.15.0
A `dotenv` implementation for Rust
Core Metrics
| loadenv | dotenvs | dotenv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 57 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 17.3K | 245.9K | 53.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 32.3K | 4.4M |
| Dependents | 1 | 4 | 18.3K |
| Releases | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 1975d ago | 8d ago | 2408d ago |
| Age | 5y 9m | 4y | 11y 6m |
Health Breakdown
loadenv
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
dotenvs
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
dotenv
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| loadenv | dotenvs | dotenv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.2.2 | 0.15.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 13KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •dotenvs leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dotenv has the most downloads (53.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •dotenv is depended on by 18.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ loadenv, dotenv have not been updated in over a year.