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args vs vm_service

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

vm_service leads on usage with about 1.5x the daily downloads of args (493,517 vs 326,413 per day). vm_service has the larger GitHub following (11,241 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

vm_service

🇺🇸 tools.dart.dev · v15.2.0

A library to communicate with a service implementing the Dart VM service protocol.

Downloads / day
493,517
Stars
11,241
Likes
61
Pub points
150

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args vs vm_service, metric by metric

Metric args vm_service
Downloads / day 326,413 493,517
Rank in Dev Tools #5 #2
GitHub stars 71 11,241
Likes 425 61
Pub points 150 / 160 150 / 160
Issue response (median) 0 days
Contributors 99 99
Last commit 26 days ago 14 days ago
CI Yes Yes
License BSD-3-Clause BSD-3-Clause
First published 13 years ago 7 years ago
Platforms android, ios, windows, linux, macos, web android, ios, windows, linux, macos, web

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

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