Decision Workspace
cowfile vs exr vs slice
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
cowfile
experimentalv0.2.2
A copy-on-write abstraction for binary data backed by memory or files
59
exr
stablev1.74.0
Read and write OpenEXR files without any unsafe code
48
slice
growingv0.0.4
slices for streams implementing `std::io::read` and `std::io::write`.
Core Metrics
| cowfile | exr | slice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 59 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 151 | 42.3M | 103.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 100 | 3.9M | 122 |
| Dependents | 0 | 196 | 32 |
| Releases | 4 | 29 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 22d ago | 136d ago | 2789d ago |
| Age | 1m | 6y 1m | 8y 11m |
Health Breakdown
cowfile
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
exr
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
slice
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| cowfile | exr | slice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 1.74.0 | 0.0.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 249KB | 3KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.61.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •exr leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •exr is depended on by 196 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ slice has not been updated in over a year.
- •cowfile, slice are pre-1.0 — API may change.