Decision Workspace
serde-error vs custom_error vs hooq
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
serde-error
growingv0.1.3
Serde (de)serializer for Error types
60
custom_error
growingv1.9.2
Define custom errors without boilerplate using the custom_error! macro.
59
hooq
experimentalv0.3.1
The simple macro that inserts a method before `?`. (`?` 前にメソッドを挿入するシンプルなマクロ)
Core Metrics
| serde-error | custom_error | hooq | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 60 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 797.8K | 590.5K | 61.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 48.0K | 16.5K | 14.6K |
| Dependents | 170 | 1.0K | 4 |
| Releases | 4 | 17 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 518d ago | 1811d ago | 110d ago |
| Age | 5y 2m | 7y 4m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
serde-error
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
custom_error
Maintenance
4
Quality
23
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
hooq
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| serde-error | custom_error | hooq | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 1.9.2 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 11KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •custom_error leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde-error has the most downloads (797.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •custom_error is depended on by 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ serde-error, custom_error have not been updated in over a year.
- •serde-error, hooq are pre-1.0 — API may change.