Decision Workspace
extsort vs ext-sort vs compile_time_sort
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
extsort
growingv0.5.0
External sorting (i.e. on disk sorting) capability on arbitrarily sized iterator
52
ext-sort
growingv0.1.5
rust external sort algorithm implementation
61
compile_time_sort
stablev1.5.1
Sort arrays and slices of primitives in const contexts.
Core Metrics
| extsort | ext-sort | compile_time_sort | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 52 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 116.6K | 1.1M | 20.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 707 | 97.1K | 0 |
| Dependents | 46 | 600 | 3 |
| Releases | 10 | 6 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 841d ago | 430d ago | 87d ago |
| Age | 7y 7m | 4y 6m | 1y 6m |
Health Breakdown
extsort
Maintenance
4
Quality
10
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
ext-sort
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
compile_time_sort
Maintenance
14
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| extsort | ext-sort | compile_time_sort | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.1.5 | 1.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Unlicense | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 19KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 10.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.56.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •compile_time_sort leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ext-sort has the most downloads (1.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ext-sort is depended on by 600 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ extsort, ext-sort have not been updated in over a year.
- •extsort, ext-sort are pre-1.0 — API may change.