Decision Workspace
bitflag-attr vs bitflags vs bitmask-enum
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
bitflag-attr
growingv0.13.0
A macro to generate bitflags structures from C-like enums
74
bitflags
stablev2.13.0
A macro to generate structures which behave like bitflags.
60
bitmask-enum
growingv2.2.5
A bitmask enum attribute macro
Core Metrics
| bitflag-attr | bitflags | bitmask-enum | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 74 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 19.9K | 1.5B | 4.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 73.7M | 196.7K |
| Dependents | 4 | 68.2K | 1.8K |
| Releases | 23 | 62 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 252d ago | 38d ago | 629d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 11y 6m | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
bitflag-attr
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
bitflags
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
bitmask-enum
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bitflag-attr | bitflags | bitmask-enum | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.13.0 | 2.13.0 | 2.2.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 39KB | 51KB | 12KB |
| Features | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 11.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.81.0 | 1.56.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bitflags leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bitflags is depended on by 68.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bitmask-enum has not been updated in over a year.
- •bitflag-attr is pre-1.0 — API may change.