Decision Workspace
sickle vs configparser vs hocon-parser
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
sickle
experimentalv0.4.0
A robust Rust parser for CCL (Categorical Configuration Language) with Serde support
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.
54
hocon-parser
experimentalv1.8.0
Full Lightbend HOCON specification-compliant parser for Rust
Core Metrics
| sickle | configparser | hocon-parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 69 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 5.1K | 25.5M | 547 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 525.3K | 0 |
| Dependents | 40 | 1.9K | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 39 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 39d ago | 38d ago | 28d ago |
| Age | 7m | 6y 1m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
sickle
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
configparser
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
hocon-parser
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| sickle | configparser | hocon-parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 3.2.0 | 1.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR LGPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 108KB | 28KB | 300KB |
| Features | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 10.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.80.0 | — | 1.82 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •configparser leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •configparser is depended on by 1.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •sickle is pre-1.0 — API may change.