Decision Workspace
boxarray vs generational-box vs miny
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
boxarray
stablev1.3.2
Safe way to allocate and initialize nested arrays directly on the heap in Rust.
65
generational-box
growingv0.7.4
A box backed by a generational runtime
60
miny
stablev2.1.0
Box<T> with small value optimization
Core Metrics
| boxarray | generational-box | miny | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 65 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 45.2K | 1.2M | 5.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 6.8K | 149.2K | 23 |
| Dependents | 0 | 416 | 1 |
| Releases | 8 | 32 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 73d ago | today | 49d ago |
| Age | 2y 6m | 2y 3m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
boxarray
Maintenance
14
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
generational-box
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
miny
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| boxarray | generational-box | miny | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.2 | 0.7.4 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 19KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.83.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •generational-box leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •generational-box is depended on by 416 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •generational-box is pre-1.0 — API may change.