Decision Workspace
always-abort vs nounwind vs panic-abort
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
always-abort
growingv0.1.0
Calls std::panic::always_abort
48
nounwind
experimentalv0.1.5
A attribute macro to prevent panics from unwinding, similar to C++ noexcept
47
panic-abort
growingv0.3.2
Set panicking behavior to abort
Core Metrics
| always-abort | nounwind | panic-abort | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 48 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4K | 558 | 156.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 8 | 6.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| Releases | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 589d ago | 73d ago | 2355d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 6m | 7y 11m |
Health Breakdown
always-abort
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
nounwind
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
panic-abort
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| always-abort | nounwind | panic-abort | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.5 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 16KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nounwind leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •panic-abort has the most downloads (156.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •panic-abort is depended on by 108 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ always-abort, panic-abort have not been updated in over a year.