Decision Workspace
minargs vs bpaf vs lexopt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
minargs
experimentalv0.1.0
🚀 Ultra-lightweight, blazing-fast, zero-dependency CLI parser — inspired by Clap.
67
bpaf
growingv0.9.24
A simple Command Line Argument Parser with parser combinators
64
lexopt
growingv0.3.2
Minimalist pedantic command line parser
Core Metrics
| minargs | bpaf | lexopt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 67 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 483 | 4.9M | 8.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 501.2K | 539.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.1K | 1.2K |
| Releases | 1 | 66 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 269d ago | 14d ago | 27d ago |
| Age | 8m | 4y | 4y 8m |
Health Breakdown
minargs
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
bpaf
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
lexopt
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| minargs | bpaf | lexopt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.9.24 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 180KB | 27KB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.68 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bpaf leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lexopt has the most downloads (8.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •lexopt is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.