Decision Workspace
simpleini vs configparser vs ini-roundtrip
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
simpleini
growingv0.1.2
SimpleIni is a very simple crate to parse and write with the INI format
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.
55
ini-roundtrip
growingv0.2.1
Fast format preserving (round-tripping) INI-parser
Core Metrics
| simpleini | configparser | ini-roundtrip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 60 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 5.1K | 22.4M | 42.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 22 | 1.3M | 707 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.6K | 43 |
| Releases | 3 | 38 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 1650d ago | 654d ago | 95d ago |
| Age | 4y 9m | 5y 9m | 3y |
Health Breakdown
simpleini
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
configparser
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
ini-roundtrip
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| simpleini | configparser | ini-roundtrip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 3.1.0 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR LGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 25KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 10.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •configparser leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •configparser is depended on by 1.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ simpleini, configparser have not been updated in over a year.
- •simpleini, ini-roundtrip are pre-1.0 — API may change.