Decision Workspace
dlib vs libloading vs dlopen2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
dlib
growingv0.5.3
Helper macros for handling manually loading optional system libraries.
64
libloading
growingv0.9.0
Bindings around the platform's dynamic library loading primitives with greatly improved memory safety.
57
dlopen2
growingv0.8.2
Library for opening and operating on dynamic link libraries (also known as shared objects or shared libraries).
Core Metrics
| dlib | libloading | dlopen2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 64 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 34.3M | 329.6M | 14.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.6M | 21.9M | 2.0M |
| Dependents | 274 | 11.7K | 1.0K |
| Releases | 12 | 41 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 30d ago | 142d ago | 111d ago |
| Age | 10y 7m | 10y 4m | 3y 8m |
Health Breakdown
dlib
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
libloading
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
dlopen2
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| dlib | libloading | dlopen2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.3 | 0.9.0 | 0.8.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | ISC | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 34KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.56 | 1.88.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dlib leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libloading has the most downloads (329.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •libloading is depended on by 11.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.