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args vs package_config

A head-to-head of two Dev Tools packages on pub.dev, by daily downloads, GitHub activity, and maintenance.

package_config edges args on usage, roughly 12% more daily downloads (365,202 vs 326,413 per day). package_config has the larger GitHub following (113 vs 71 stars).

args

🇺🇸 dart.dev · v2.7.0

Library for defining parsers for parsing raw command-line arguments into a set of options and values using GNU and POSIX style options.

Downloads / day
326,413
Stars
71
Likes
425
Pub points
150

package_config

🇺🇸 tools.dart.dev · v3.0.0

Support for reading and writing Dart Package Configuration files.

Downloads / day
365,202
Stars
113
Likes
16
Pub points
150

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args vs package_config, metric by metric

Metric args package_config
Downloads / day 326,413 365,202
Rank in Dev Tools #5 #4
GitHub stars 71 113
Likes 425 16
Pub points 150 / 160 150 / 160
Issue response (median) 4 days
Contributors 99 99
Last commit 26 days ago 15 days ago
CI Yes Yes
License BSD-3-Clause BSD-3-Clause
First published 13 years ago 11 years ago
Platforms android, ios, windows, linux, macos, web android, ios, windows, linux, macos

Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.

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