Decision Workspace
ei-sys vs rustler_sys vs ruster_unsafe
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
ei-sys
growingv0.8.1
Low level Rust bindings to ei, a library to communicate with distributed Erlang.
62
rustler_sys
growingv2.4.3
Create Erlang NIF modules in Rust using the C NIF API.
43
ruster_unsafe
growingv0.4.0
Create Erlang NIF modules in Rust using the C NIF API.
Core Metrics
| ei-sys | rustler_sys | ruster_unsafe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 62 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 14.9K | 4.9M | 10.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 15 | 55.9K | 26 |
| Dependents | 0 | 26 | 12 |
| Releases | 10 | 12 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 2591d ago | 599d ago | 3659d ago |
| Age | 7y 2m | 6y 6m | 10y 11m |
Health Breakdown
ei-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
rustler_sys
Maintenance
5
Quality
23
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
ruster_unsafe
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| ei-sys | rustler_sys | ruster_unsafe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.1 | 2.4.3 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 14KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rustler_sys leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ ei-sys, rustler_sys, ruster_unsafe have not been updated in over a year.
- •ei-sys, ruster_unsafe are pre-1.0 — API may change.