Decision Workspace
drop-tracker vs pocket-ic vs proptest
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
drop-tracker
growingv0.2.0
Crate to check when a variable gets dropped. Useful for testing wrappers and containers that use unsafe memory management.
77
pocket-ic
stablev15.0.0
PocketIC: A Canister Smart Contract Testing Platform
75
proptest
stablev1.11.0
Hypothesis-like property-based testing and shrinking.
Core Metrics
| drop-tracker | pocket-ic | proptest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 77 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 8.1K | 393.3K | 151.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 9.0K | 8.2M |
| Dependents | 21 | 828 | 95.6K |
| Releases | 5 | 21 | 48 |
| Last Updated | 17d ago | 17d ago | 111d ago |
| Age | 4y 3m | 2y 9m | 9y |
Health Breakdown
drop-tracker
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
pocket-ic
Maintenance
21
Quality
17
Community
19
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
proptest
Maintenance
12
Quality
21
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| drop-tracker | pocket-ic | proptest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 15.0.0 | 1.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 37 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 88KB | 208KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •pocket-ic leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •proptest has the most downloads (151.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •proptest is depended on by 95.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •drop-tracker is pre-1.0 — API may change.