Decision Workspace
elfy vs dlopen-rs vs mini-loader
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
elfy
growingv0.2.2
A Rust crate for reading ELF files
57
dlopen-rs
growingv0.8.0
A dynamic linker fully implemented in Rust.
50
mini-loader
growingv1.2.1
The mini-loader is capable of loading and executing ELF files, including Executable file and Position-Independent Executable file
Core Metrics
| elfy | dlopen-rs | mini-loader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 57 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 16.1K | 14.6K | 3.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 29 | 51 | 9 |
| Dependents | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 17 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 2303d ago | 50d ago | 180d ago |
| Age | 6y 5m | 1y 8m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
elfy
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
dlopen-rs
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
mini-loader
Maintenance
10
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| elfy | dlopen-rs | mini-loader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.8.0 | 1.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 49KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93.0 | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dlopen-rs leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •elfy has the most downloads (16.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ elfy has not been updated in over a year.
- •elfy, dlopen-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.