Decision Workspace
among vs either vs rpds
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
among
growingv0.1.8
The enum `Among` with variants `Left`, `Middle` and `Right` is a general purpose sum type with three cases.
70
either
growingv1.15.0
The enum `Either` with variants `Left` and `Right` is a general purpose sum type with two cases.
66
rpds
growingv1.2.0
Persistent data structures with structural sharing
Core Metrics
| among | either | rpds | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 70 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 34.1K | 632.6M | 11.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 885 | 42.3M | 984.2K |
| Dependents | 69 | 22.6K | 849 |
| Releases | 9 | 32 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 62d ago | 387d ago | 138d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 10y 6m | 8y 4m |
Health Breakdown
among
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
14
either
Maintenance
7
Quality
22
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
rpds
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| among | either | rpds | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.8 | 1.15.0 | 1.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 20KB | 73KB |
| Features | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 11.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.37 | 1.63.0 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •either leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •either is depended on by 22.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ either has not been updated in over a year.
- •among is pre-1.0 — API may change.