Decision Workspace
pathos vs etcetera vs cfgmatic-paths
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
pathos
growingv0.3.0
A natural API for handling OS-specific user or system directories, including iOS and Android.
62
etcetera
growingv0.11.0
An unopinionated library for obtaining configuration, data, cache, & other directories
60
cfgmatic-paths
experimentalv5.0.1
Cross-platform configuration path discovery following XDG and platform conventions
Core Metrics
| pathos | etcetera | cfgmatic-paths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 62 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 1.5M | 67.8M | 571 |
| 30d Downloads | 93.1K | 8.1M | 0 |
| Dependents | 57 | 1.5K | 41 |
| Releases | 26 | 15 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 1417d ago | 209d ago | 43d ago |
| Age | 6y | 6y | 3m |
Health Breakdown
pathos
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
etcetera
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cfgmatic-paths
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pathos | etcetera | cfgmatic-paths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.11.0 | 5.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 14KB | 21KB |
| Features | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 15.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87.0 | 1.92 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •etcetera leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •etcetera is depended on by 1.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pathos has not been updated in over a year.
- •pathos, etcetera are pre-1.0 — API may change.