Decision Workspace
bumpref vs by_address vs light_clone
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
bumpref
experimentalv0.1.0
Explicit .bump() method for Arc and Rc that signals cheap refcount cloning
56
by_address
growingv1.2.1
Wrapper for comparing and hashing pointers by address
55
light_clone
experimentalv0.4.1
Compile-time enforcement for O(1) clone operations
Core Metrics
| bumpref | by_address | light_clone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 56 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 45 | 8.1M | 112 |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 677.6K | 20 |
| Dependents | 0 | 637 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 134d ago | 730d ago | 54d ago |
| Age | 4m | 8y 5m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
bumpref
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
by_address
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
light_clone
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| bumpref | by_address | light_clone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.2.1 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 8KB | 37KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | 1.70.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •by_address leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •by_address is depended on by 637 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ by_address has not been updated in over a year.
- •bumpref, light_clone are pre-1.0 — API may change.