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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 1.6x the daily downloads of args (680,770 vs 418,315 per day). vm_service has the larger GitHub following (11,288 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

vm_service

🇺🇸 tools.dart.dev · v15.3.0

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

Downloads / day
680,770
Stars
11,288
Likes
62
Pub points
150

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args vs vm_service, metric by metric

Metric args vm_service
Downloads / day 418,315 680,770
Rank in Dev Tools #6 #1
GitHub stars 74 11,288
Likes 430 62
Pub points 150 / 160 150 / 160
Issue response (median) — 0 days
Contributors 99 99
Last commit 17 days ago 20 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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