Decision Workspace
minicmd vs serde_args vs argsplitter
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
minicmd
experimentalv0.1.0
Extremely simple and minimal command-line argument parser
42
serde_args
growingv0.2.0
Command line argument parsing with serde.
40
argsplitter
growingv0.5.0
A light-weight command line argument parser
Core Metrics
| minicmd | serde_args | argsplitter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 42 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 295 | 1.9K | 5.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 290d ago | 568d ago | 881d ago |
| Age | 9m | 1y 7m | 4y |
Health Breakdown
minicmd
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
serde_args
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
argsplitter
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| minicmd | serde_args | argsplitter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 63KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde_args leads with a health score of 42/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •argsplitter has the most downloads (5.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ serde_args, argsplitter have not been updated in over a year.