Decision Workspace
bitsets vs bitm vs smol_bitmap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
bitsets
growingv0.1.1
BitSet implementations: Dense, Compressed, Memory-Mapped, and Roaring.
58
bitm
growingv0.5.2
The library for bit and bitmap (bit vector) manipulation.
51
smol_bitmap
experimentalv0.3.2
A space-efficient bitmap with inline storage optimization for small bitmaps
Core Metrics
| bitsets | bitm | smol_bitmap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 58 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 12.8K | 626.0K | 3.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 178 | 40.5K | 28 |
| Dependents | 59 | 106 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 17 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 2715d ago | 198d ago | 159d ago |
| Age | 7y 9m | 4y | 6m |
Health Breakdown
bitsets
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
bitm
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
smol_bitmap
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| bitsets | bitm | smol_bitmap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.5.2 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 31KB | 66KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bitm leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bitm is depended on by 106 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bitsets has not been updated in over a year.