Decision Workspace
uni_error vs thiserror vs error-stack
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
uni_error
experimentalv0.11.4
A simple, universal error type for Rust
72
thiserror
stablev2.0.18
derive(Error)
72
error-stack
growingv0.7.0
A context-aware error-handling library that supports arbitrary attached user data
Core Metrics
| uni_error | thiserror | error-stack | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 72 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 896 | 1.0B | 3.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 94.2M | 253.0K |
| Dependents | 28 | 526.8K | 1.3K |
| Releases | 22 | 89 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 16d ago | 127d ago | 60d ago |
| Age | 6m | 6y 7m | 3y 11m |
Health Breakdown
uni_error
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
thiserror
Maintenance
13
Quality
21
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
error-stack
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| uni_error | thiserror | error-stack | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.4 | 2.0.18 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 5 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 29KB | 92KB |
| Features | 11 | 2 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 13.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.68 | 1.83.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •thiserror leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •thiserror is depended on by 526.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •uni_error, error-stack are pre-1.0 — API may change.