Decision Workspace
optionable vs kube vs k8s-openapi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
optionable
experimentalv0.17.2
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).
78
kube
stablev4.0.0
Kubernetes client and async controller runtime
71
k8s-openapi
growingv0.28.0
Bindings for the Kubernetes client API
Core Metrics
| optionable | kube | k8s-openapi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 78 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 8.6K | 59.4M | 61.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.5M | 2.5M |
| Dependents | 0 | 12.2K | 19.7K |
| Releases | 66 | 132 | 34 |
| Last Updated | 24d ago | 27d ago | 28d ago |
| Age | 10m | 7y 2m | 8y |
Health Breakdown
optionable
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
kube
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
k8s-openapi
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| optionable | kube | k8s-openapi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.17.2 | 4.0.0 | 0.28.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 15 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 4.5MB | 32KB | 3.6MB |
| Features | 20 | 23 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 3.0% | 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 78/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •k8s-openapi has the most downloads (61.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •k8s-openapi is depended on by 19.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •optionable, k8s-openapi are pre-1.0 — API may change.