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Rust crates side by side · data Oct 24, 2026
thiserror vs derive_more
Short answerBy steady daily use, thiserror is bigger: 5,048,791 real downloads a day against 1,604,594 for derive_more (3.1x). 75,923 crates depend on thiserror and 3,690 on derive_more. thiserror last shipped 31 days ago, derive_more 10 months ago.
thiserror
FoundationalFoundational and steady.
75,923 crates depend on it; downloads don't spike on releases.
derive(Error)
derive_more
Widely usedWidely used and steady.
3,690 crates depend on it; no release in the last 90 days, so its count is all steady use.
Adds #[derive(x)] macros for more traits
thiserrorderive_more · 100% = that crate's normal quiet day, so a spike to 300% is triple its usual traffic
Every number, side by side
| Same window, same method | thiserror | derive_more |
|---|---|---|
| Real downloads a day | 5,048,791 | 1,604,594 |
| Crates that depend on it | 75,923 | 3,690 |
| Last release | 2.0.21, 31 days ago | 2.1.1, 10 months ago |
| Trend vs the field | +2% | -3% |
| Release-window share | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Downloads in the window | 456,070,996 | 140,889,077 |
| All-time downloads | 1,690,852,060 | 549,549,644 |
| Versions published | 92 | 51 |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| MSRV | 1.77 | 1.81.0 |
| First published | Oct 9, 2019 | Mar 28, 2016 |
Which to pick
- Downloads tell you what is common, not what fits. Each crate's own description above says what it is for; when the jobs differ, pick by the job.
- When both fit, prefer the one more crates depend on (thiserror, 75,923 dependents): more eyes, more answered questions, and you may already have it in your tree.
- Check the release dates against your own pace: thiserror 31 days ago, derive_more 10 months ago.
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Method
Real downloads = the median day with no release that day or the day before, from the crates.io API (Jul 27, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026). Raw crates.io counts include CI and bots and run high (why); the method is from our 90-day study. People search for this pair: Google suggests "thiserror vs derive_more".