Decision Workspace
extend vs ext-trait vs extension-traits
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
extend
growingv1.2.0
Create extensions for types you don't own with extension traits but without the boilerplate.
65
ext-trait
stablev2.0.2
[deprecated/renamed] Use `::extension-traits` instead
64
extension-traits
stablev2.0.2
Annotation to easily define ad-hoc / one-shot extension traits
Core Metrics
| extend | ext-trait | extension-traits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 65 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 8.1M | 8.2M | 8.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 374.9K | 817.4K | 817.1K |
| Dependents | 921 | 341 | 372 |
| Releases | 15 | 10 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 1164d ago | 56d ago | 56d ago |
| Age | 6y 6m | 4y 7m | 4y 4m |
Health Breakdown
extend
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
ext-trait
Maintenance
13
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
extension-traits
Maintenance
13
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| extend | ext-trait | extension-traits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 | 2.0.2 | 2.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Zlib OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Zlib OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 9KB | 2KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ext-trait leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •extend is depended on by 921 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ extend has not been updated in over a year.