Decision Workspace
boow vs orx-self-or vs beef
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
boow
growingv0.1.3
`Borrow Or oWned` smart pointer. Alternative to Cow.
56
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.
55
beef
growingv0.5.2
More compact Cow
Core Metrics
| boow | orx-self-or | beef | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 56 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 112.4K | 1.0M | 46.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 6.4K | 151.8K | 5.1M |
| Dependents | 85 | 26 | 762 |
| Releases | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 2908d ago | 356d ago | 1400d ago |
| Age | 7y 11m | 1y 3m | 6y |
Health Breakdown
boow
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
orx-self-or
Maintenance
9
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
beef
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| boow | orx-self-or | beef | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 1.2.0 | 0.5.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 8KB | 15KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •orx-self-or leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •beef has the most downloads (46.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •beef is depended on by 762 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ boow, beef have not been updated in over a year.
- •boow, beef are pre-1.0 — API may change.