Decision Workspace
pico-args vs argh vs bpaf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
pico-args
growingv0.5.0
An ultra simple CLI arguments parser.
67
argh
growingv0.1.19
Derive-based argument parsing optimized for code size
67
bpaf
growingv0.9.24
A simple Command Line Argument Parser with parser combinators
Core Metrics
| pico-args | argh | bpaf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 67 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 45.0M | 11.8M | 4.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 3.5M | 621.9K | 501.2K |
| Dependents | 2.6K | 3.7K | 1.1K |
| Releases | 11 | 20 | 66 |
| Last Updated | 1392d ago | 11d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 6y 8m | 6y 9m | 4y |
Health Breakdown
pico-args
Maintenance
5
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
argh
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
bpaf
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pico-args | argh | bpaf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.1.19 | 0.9.24 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 32KB | 180KB |
| Features | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.68 |
| Owners | 1 | 6 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •argh leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pico-args has the most downloads (45.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •argh is depended on by 3.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pico-args has not been updated in over a year.