Decision Workspace
rust_dotenv vs dotenv vs dotenv_config
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
rust_dotenv
growingv0.1.3
A Rust crate to load environment variables from .env files.
54
dotenv
growingv0.15.0
A `dotenv` implementation for Rust
54
dotenv_config
growingv0.2.3
parse `env` to config struct for Rust
Core Metrics
| rust_dotenv | dotenv | dotenv_config | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 54 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 8.5K | 46.0M | 212.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 962 | 3.1M | 6.7K |
| Dependents | 103 | 17.6K | 4 |
| Releases | 4 | 21 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 149d ago | 2349d ago | 51d ago |
| Age | 1y 4m | 11y 4m | 3y 6m |
Health Breakdown
rust_dotenv
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
dotenv
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
dotenv_config
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rust_dotenv | dotenv | dotenv_config | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.15.0 | 0.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 12KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dotenv leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dotenv is depended on by 17.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dotenv has not been updated in over a year.