Decision Workspace
cbuffer vs libc vs facet-samplelibc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
cbuffer
growingv0.3.1
Low level interface to C-API's that expect a pointer/size reference to a buffer
74
libc
growingv0.2.183
Raw FFI bindings to platform libraries like libc.
52
facet-samplelibc
experimentalv0.9.0
Sample C library integration with Facet
Core Metrics
| cbuffer | libc | facet-samplelibc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 74 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 11.6K | 1.0B | 11.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 29 | 68.8M | 24 |
| Dependents | 1 | 120.3K | 8 |
| Releases | 8 | 199 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 1459d ago | 19d ago | 344d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 11y 2m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
cbuffer
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
libc
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
facet-samplelibc
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cbuffer | libc | facet-samplelibc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.2.183 | 0.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 817KB | 4KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63 | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 7 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •libc leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libc is depended on by 120.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cbuffer has not been updated in over a year.