Decision Workspace
pipex vs pipe-it vs error-forge
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
pipex
experimentalv0.1.20
A powerful functional pipeline macro for Rust combining sync, async, parallel, and streaming operations with extensible error handling
47
pipe-it
experimentalv0.3.1
A lightweight, type-safe library for building linear and concurrent processing pipelines in Rust.
58
error-forge
experimentalv0.9.7
A comprehensive Rust error management framework with async support, error recovery patterns, and resilience features for building robust, fault-tolerant applications with rich error handling, formatting, and tracing capabilities.
Core Metrics
| pipex | pipe-it | error-forge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 47 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 6.4K | 143 | 4.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 18 | 12 | 26 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 15 | 9 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 206d ago | 56d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 10m | 2m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
pipex
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
pipe-it
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
error-forge
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| pipex | pipe-it | error-forge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.20 | 0.3.1 | 0.9.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 6 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 27KB | 52KB |
| Features | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 6.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •error-forge leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pipex has the most downloads (6.4K), suggesting wider adoption.