Decision Workspace
tusktsk vs rust-yaml vs configparser
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
tusktsk
growingv2.1.3
🦀 TuskTsk Enhanced - Ultra-fast Rust configuration parser with maximum syntax flexibility
64
rust-yaml
growingv1.0.1
A fast, safe YAML 1.2 library for Rust
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.
Core Metrics
| tusktsk | rust-yaml | configparser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 64 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4K | 16.6K | 24.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 7.2K | 931.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 13 | 1.7K |
| Releases | 3 | 7 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 307d ago | 6d ago | 713d ago |
| Age | 10m | 9m | 5y 11m |
Health Breakdown
tusktsk
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
rust-yaml
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
configparser
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| tusktsk | rust-yaml | configparser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.3 | 1.0.1 | 3.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR LGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 84 | 12 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 149KB | 222KB | 25KB |
| Features | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rust-yaml leads with a health score of 64/100, 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.