Decision Workspace
rootcause vs snafu vs rootcause-backtrace
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
rootcause
experimentalv0.12.1
A flexible, ergonomic, and inspectable error reporting library for Rust
72
snafu
growingv0.9.0
An ergonomic error handling library
56
rootcause-backtrace
experimentalv0.12.1
Backtraces support for the rootcause error reporting library
Core Metrics
| rootcause | snafu | rootcause-backtrace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 72 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 35.8K | 81.4M | 4.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 11.4K | 4.7M | 813 |
| Dependents | 89 | 8.7K | 0 |
| Releases | 18 | 52 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 36d ago | 25d ago | 36d ago |
| Age | 5m | 7y 2m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
rootcause
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
snafu
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
rootcause-backtrace
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rootcause | snafu | rootcause-backtrace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.12.1 | 0.9.0 | 0.12.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 19 | 5 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 226KB | 77KB | 16KB |
| Features | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.89 | 1.65 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •snafu leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •snafu is depended on by 8.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.