Decision Workspace
optionable vs kube vs k8s-openapi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
optionable
experimentalv0.16.0
Derive macro (and associated marker trait) to derive nested structs/enums with all subfields being optional (e.g. for patches or Kubernetes server side apply).
76
kube
stablev3.1.0
Kubernetes client and async controller runtime
69
k8s-openapi
growingv0.27.1
Bindings for the Kubernetes client API
Core Metrics
| optionable | kube | k8s-openapi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 76 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 7.4K | 52.6M | 54.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.9M | 4.0M |
| Dependents | 0 | 10.5K | 17.4K |
| Releases | 62 | 131 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 9d ago | 69d ago | 81d ago |
| Age | 8m | 7y | 7y 11m |
Health Breakdown
optionable
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
kube
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
k8s-openapi
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| optionable | kube | k8s-openapi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.16.0 | 3.1.0 | 0.27.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 14 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 2.2MB | 31KB | 2.8MB |
| Features | 14 | 21 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88.0 | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kube leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •k8s-openapi has the most downloads (54.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •k8s-openapi is depended on by 17.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •optionable, k8s-openapi are pre-1.0 — API may change.