Decision Workspace
boow vs beef vs orx-self-or
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
boow
growingv0.1.3
`Borrow Or oWned` smart pointer. Alternative to Cow.
55
beef
growingv0.5.2
More compact Cow
54
orx-self-or
growingv1.2.0
Defines SoR (self-or-ref) and SoM (self-or-mut) traits that are useful in reducing code duplication and pushing forward the ownership transfer decision from the type designer to the consumer.
Core Metrics
| boow | beef | orx-self-or | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 55 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 133.0K | 56.0M | 2.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 9.5K | 5.7M | 608.9K |
| Dependents | 90 | 768 | 26 |
| Releases | 4 | 17 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 2967d ago | 1459d ago | 415d ago |
| Age | 8y 1m | 6y 2m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
boow
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
beef
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
orx-self-or
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| boow | beef | orx-self-or | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.5.2 | 1.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 15KB | 8KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •beef leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •beef is depended on by 768 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ boow, beef, orx-self-or have not been updated in over a year.
- •boow, beef are pre-1.0 — API may change.