Decision Workspace
backdrop vs smallbox vs embedded-huffman
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
backdrop
growingv0.1.11
Drop your large or complex objects in the background with Backdrop! (later, on another thread, or both! Fully customizable! Tokio supported!)
51
smallbox
growingv0.8.8
`Small Box` optimization: store small item on stack and fallback to heap for large item.
49
embedded-huffman
growingv0.1.4
A paginated, streaming library for Huffman coding on embedded.
Core Metrics
| backdrop | smallbox | embedded-huffman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 51 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 15.9K | 978.7K | 5.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 64 | 72.6K | 53 |
| Dependents | 6 | 129 | 0 |
| Releases | 12 | 26 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 1122d ago | 268d ago | 501d ago |
| Age | 3y | 8y 10m | 1y 4m |
Health Breakdown
backdrop
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
smallbox
Maintenance
7
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
embedded-huffman
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| backdrop | smallbox | embedded-huffman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.11 | 0.8.8 | 0.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 16KB | 19KB |
| Features | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 34.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.80 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •backdrop leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •smallbox has the most downloads (978.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •smallbox is depended on by 129 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ backdrop, embedded-huffman have not been updated in over a year.