Decision Workspace
rust_dotenv vs dotenv vs dotenvy
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
51
dotenvy
growingv0.15.7
A well-maintained fork of the dotenv crate
Core Metrics
| rust_dotenv | dotenv | dotenvy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 54 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 9.8K | 53.7M | 110.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 4.4M | 10.2M |
| Dependents | 120 | 18.3K | 20.7K |
| Releases | 4 | 21 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 208d ago | 2408d ago | 1160d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 11y 6m | 4y 2m |
Health Breakdown
rust_dotenv
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
dotenv
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
dotenvy
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| rust_dotenv | dotenv | dotenvy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.15.0 | 0.15.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 12KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.56.1 |
| 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.
- •dotenvy has the most downloads (110.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •dotenvy is depended on by 20.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dotenv, dotenvy have not been updated in over a year.