Decision Workspace
try-exit vs clerr vs colorchoice
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
try-exit
growingv1.0.0
Dependency free, simple error handling for small programs
58
clerr
growingv0.10.0
This library aids in command-line error reporting.
76
colorchoice
stablev1.0.5
Global override of color control
Core Metrics
| try-exit | clerr | colorchoice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 58 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 2.8K | 3.4K | 357.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 18 | 79 | 33.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 13 | 487 |
| Releases | 1 | 16 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 2847d ago | 4d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 7y 9m | 1y 2m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
try-exit
Maintenance
1
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
6
clerr
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
colorchoice
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| try-exit | clerr | colorchoice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.10.0 | 1.0.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | WTFPL | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 1KB | 7KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.66.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •colorchoice leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •colorchoice is depended on by 487 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ try-exit has not been updated in over a year.
- •clerr is pre-1.0 — API may change.