Decision Workspace
provcfg vs config vs configparser
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
provcfg
experimentalv0.1.0
Configuration library that keeps track of the origin and history of all config values.
71
config
growingv0.15.25
Layered configuration system for Rust applications.
69
configparser
stablev3.2.0
A simple configuration parsing utility with no dependencies that allows you to parse INI and ini-style syntax. You can use this to write Rust programs which can be customized by end users easily.
Core Metrics
| provcfg | config | configparser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 71 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 782 | 99.8M | 25.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.2M | 500.6K |
| Dependents | 6 | 17.0K | 1.9K |
| Releases | 1 | 57 | 39 |
| Last Updated | 49d ago | 17d ago | 38d ago |
| Age | 1m | 11y 3m | 6y 1m |
Health Breakdown
provcfg
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
config
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
configparser
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| provcfg | config | configparser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.15.25 | 3.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR LGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 12 | 26 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 56KB | 28KB |
| Features | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 5 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •config leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •config is depended on by 17.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •provcfg, config are pre-1.0 — API may change.