Decision Workspace
terrors vs error-stack vs anyhow
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
terrors
growingv0.3.3
ergonomic and precise error handling built atop type-level set arithmetic
76
error-stack
growingv0.8.0
A context-aware error-handling library that supports arbitrary attached user data
75
anyhow
stablev1.0.103
Flexible concrete Error type built on std::error::Error
Core Metrics
| terrors | error-stack | anyhow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 76 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 156.9K | 4.0M | 797.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 3.4K | 111.6K | 36.0M |
| Dependents | 21 | 1.3K | 502.5K |
| Releases | 16 | 16 | 105 |
| Last Updated | 447d ago | 10d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 2y 3m | 4y 1m | 6y 9m |
Health Breakdown
terrors
Maintenance
8
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
error-stack
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
anyhow
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| terrors | error-stack | anyhow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.3 | 0.8.0 | 1.0.103 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 92KB | 49KB |
| Features | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.83.0 | 1.68 |
| 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.
- •anyhow has the most downloads (797.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •anyhow is depended on by 502.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ terrors has not been updated in over a year.
- •terrors, error-stack are pre-1.0 — API may change.