Decision Workspace
snailx vs micro_args vs argh
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
snailx
experimentalv0.8.3
Zero-allocation, low-overhead access to program arguments (argv) with iterators over `&'static CStr`, `&'static str`, and `&'static OsStr`. Works in no_std (optional std feature) and targets Unix and macOS.
41
micro_args
experimentalv0.1.0
A lightweight library for parsing command-line arguments in Rust with no external dependencies.
67
argh
growingv0.1.19
Derive-based argument parsing optimized for code size
Core Metrics
| snailx | micro_args | argh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 41 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4K | 16 | 11.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 11 | 3 | 643.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 3.7K |
| Releases | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 143d ago | 67d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 5m | 2m | 6y 9m |
Health Breakdown
snailx
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
micro_args
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
argh
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| snailx | micro_args | argh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.3 | 0.1.0 | 0.1.19 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0 OR MIT | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 38KB | 9KB | 32KB |
| Features | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 20.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2015 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.48.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Quick Verdict
- •argh leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •argh is depended on by 3.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.