Decision Workspace
stacked_errors vs error-stack vs rancor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
stacked_errors
growingv0.7.1
high level error propogation with software controlled backtraces
76
error-stack
growingv0.8.0
A context-aware error-handling library that supports arbitrary attached user data
70
rancor
growingv0.1.2
Scalable and efficient error handling without type composition
Core Metrics
| stacked_errors | error-stack | rancor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 76 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 71.6K | 4.0M | 23.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 122.9K | 2.0M |
| Dependents | 33 | 1.3K | 354 |
| Releases | 10 | 16 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 472d ago | 10d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 4y 1m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
stacked_errors
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
error-stack
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
rancor
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| stacked_errors | error-stack | rancor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.1 | 0.8.0 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 24 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 92KB | 11KB |
| Features | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.81 | 1.83.0 | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •error-stack leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rancor has the most downloads (23.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •error-stack is depended on by 1.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ stacked_errors has not been updated in over a year.