Decision Workspace
bumpref vs light_clone vs by_address
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
bumpref
experimentalv0.1.0
Explicit .bump() method for Arc and Rc that signals cheap refcount cloning
58
light_clone
experimentalv0.4.1
Compile-time enforcement for O(1) clone operations
56
by_address
growingv1.2.1
Wrapper for comparing and hashing pointers by address
Core Metrics
| bumpref | light_clone | by_address | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 58 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 47 | 492 | 9.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 975.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 653 |
| Releases | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 193d ago | 113d ago | 789d ago |
| Age | 6m | 3m | 8y 7m |
Health Breakdown
bumpref
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
light_clone
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
by_address
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bumpref | light_clone | by_address | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.4.1 | 1.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 37KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.70.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •light_clone leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •by_address has the most downloads (9.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •by_address is depended on by 653 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ by_address has not been updated in over a year.
- •bumpref, light_clone are pre-1.0 — API may change.