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Koanf vs env

Compare two Go packages using the same scoring model: maintenance, adoption, security, maturity, developer experience, and data confidence.

Koanf env Go Configuration Libraries

Quick Decision

Koanf currently leads this comparison by the weighted health model.

95

Koanf

Simple, extremely lightweight, extensible, configuration management library for Go. Supports JSON, TOML, YAML, env, command line, file, S3 etc. Alternative to viper.

95
Maintenance 95
Adoption 100
Security 92
Maturity 94
Developer DX 91
Confidence 100

env

A simple, zero-dependencies library to parse environment variables into structs

54
Maintenance 15
Adoption 60
Security 92
Maturity 52
Developer DX 83
Confidence 80

Metric Table

side by side
Metric Koanf env Lead
Health 95 54 Koanf
Maintenance 95 15 Koanf
Adoption 100 60 Koanf
Security 92 92 Tie
Maturity 94 52 Koanf
Imported by5401.4Kenv
Stars4.0K0Koanf
Last activityToday7 years agoReview dates
Known vuln records00Tie

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You prefer its current score profile and the package fits your framework or API style.

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