Decision Workspace
modenv vs philiprehberger-env-validator vs dotenv
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
modenv
growingv0.10.4
CLI to easily manage .env files and keep them consistent.
55
philiprehberger-env-validator
experimentalv0.3.8
Typed environment variable validation with batch error reporting for Rust
54
dotenv
growingv0.15.0
A `dotenv` implementation for Rust
Core Metrics
| modenv | philiprehberger-env-validator | dotenv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 55 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 33.6K | 135 | 46.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 35 | 135 | 3.1M |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 17.6K |
| Releases | 28 | 11 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 589d ago | today | 2349d ago |
| Age | 4y 6m | 18d | 11y 4m |
Health Breakdown
modenv
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
philiprehberger-env-validator
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
dotenv
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| modenv | philiprehberger-env-validator | dotenv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.4 | 0.3.8 | 0.15.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 8KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •philiprehberger-env-validator leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dotenv has the most downloads (46.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •dotenv is depended on by 17.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ modenv, dotenv have not been updated in over a year.