Decision Workspace
csick vs cxx vs diplomat
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
csick
experimentalv1.0.0
Scaffolding system for partial Rust implementation in existing C++ codebases.
68
cxx
stablev1.0.194
Safe interop between Rust and C++
67
diplomat
growingv0.15.0
The diplomat FFI generation macro
Core Metrics
| csick | cxx | diplomat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 68 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 44 | 64.5M | 2.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.1M | 461.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.9K | 52 |
| Releases | 3 | 241 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 124d ago | 55d ago |
| Age | 2m | 6y 5m | 5y 3m |
Health Breakdown
csick
Maintenance
14
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
cxx
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
diplomat
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| csick | cxx | diplomat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 1.0.194 | 0.15.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 19 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 35KB | 239KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 66.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.82 | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •cxx leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cxx is depended on by 3.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •diplomat is pre-1.0 — API may change.