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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 22% more daily downloads (508,330 vs 418,315 per day). package_config has the larger GitHub following (116 vs 74 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
418,315
Stars
74
Likes
430
Pub points
150

package_config

🇺🇸 tools.dart.dev · v3.0.0

Support for reading and writing Dart Package Configuration files.

Downloads / day
508,330
Stars
116
Likes
15
Pub points
150

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args vs package_config, metric by metric

Metric args package_config
Downloads / day 418,315 508,330
Rank in Dev Tools #6 #3
GitHub stars 74 116
Likes 430 15
Pub points 150 / 160 150 / 160
Issue response (median) — 4 days
Contributors 99 99
Last commit 17 days ago 24 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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