Decision Workspace
xflag vs combu vs argparse
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
xflag
growingv0.1.0
Flag parsing in the X toolkit tradition
63
combu
stablev1.6.1
Combu is a yet another mini cli framework.
45
argparse
growingv0.2.2
Powerful command-line argument parsing library
Core Metrics
| xflag | combu | argparse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 63 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0K | 120.0K | 2.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 54.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 30 | 1.1K |
| Releases | 1 | 101 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 2571d ago | 84d ago | 2873d ago |
| Age | 7y | 6y 3m | 11y 4m |
Health Breakdown
xflag
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
combu
Maintenance
14
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
argparse
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
5
Technical Details
| xflag | combu | argparse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.6.1 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | ISC | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 66KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •combu leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •argparse has the most downloads (2.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •argparse is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ xflag, argparse have not been updated in over a year.
- •xflag, argparse are pre-1.0 — API may change.