Decision Workspace
commander-rust vs serde_args vs argrs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
commander-rust
growingv1.2.1
A better way to develop CLI in Rust
42
serde_args
growingv0.2.0
Command line argument parsing with serde.
39
argrs
growingv0.1.2
A simple program to list the arguments passed on the command line.
Core Metrics
| commander-rust | serde_args | argrs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 42 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 11.2K | 1.9K | 4.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 2629d ago | 568d ago | 1179d ago |
| Age | 7y 2m | 1y 7m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
commander-rust
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
serde_args
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
argrs
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| commander-rust | serde_args | argrs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.1 | 0.2.0 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 906KB | 63KB | 3KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •commander-rust leads with a health score of 44/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ commander-rust, serde_args, argrs have not been updated in over a year.
- •serde_args, argrs are pre-1.0 — API may change.