Decision Workspace
sickle vs configparser vs ini-roundtrip
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
sickle
experimentalv0.2.0
A robust Rust parser for CCL (Categorical Configuration Language) with Serde support
60
configparser
growingv3.1.0
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.
53
ini-roundtrip
growingv0.2.1
Fast format preserving (round-tripping) INI-parser
Core Metrics
| sickle | configparser | ini-roundtrip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 60 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 4.1K | 24.0M | 43.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 931.9K | 0 |
| Dependents | 34 | 1.7K | 43 |
| Releases | 5 | 38 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 60d ago | 713d ago | 154d ago |
| Age | 5m | 5y 11m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
sickle
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
configparser
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
ini-roundtrip
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| sickle | configparser | ini-roundtrip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 3.1.0 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR LGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 98KB | 25KB | 14KB |
| Features | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 10.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.80.0 | — | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sickle leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •configparser has the most downloads (24.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •configparser is depended on by 1.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ configparser has not been updated in over a year.
- •sickle, ini-roundtrip are pre-1.0 — API may change.