Decision Workspace
nickelodeon vs clapfig vs confargs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
nickelodeon
growingv0.0.4
A library to help your CLI be configured with Nickel
59
clapfig
experimentalv0.21.4
Rich, layered configuration for Rust CLI apps
52
confargs
growingv0.1.3
Parse configuration files into a set arguments
Core Metrics
| nickelodeon | clapfig | confargs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 59 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9K | 3.0K | 20.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 276 | 5 |
| Releases | 3 | 34 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1095d ago | today | 1412d ago |
| Age | 3y | 5m | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
nickelodeon
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
clapfig
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
confargs
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| nickelodeon | clapfig | confargs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.4 | 0.21.4 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 14 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 24KB | 218KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •clapfig leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •confargs has the most downloads (20.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •clapfig is depended on by 276 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ nickelodeon, confargs have not been updated in over a year.