Decision Workspace
fallacy-box vs smallbox vs slimmer_box
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
fallacy-box
growingv0.1.1
A library for fallible Box.
49
smallbox
growingv0.8.8
`Small Box` optimization: store small item on stack and fallback to heap for large item.
45
slimmer_box
growingv0.6.5
A packed alternative to Box<T> whose 'fat' pointer is 'slimmer'
Core Metrics
| fallacy-box | smallbox | slimmer_box | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 49 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 3.0K | 1.2M | 14.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 34.7K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 209 | 27 |
| Releases | 2 | 26 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 1557d ago | 376d ago | 973d ago |
| Age | 4y 3m | 9y 1m | 3y 4m |
Health Breakdown
fallacy-box
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
smallbox
Maintenance
5
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
slimmer_box
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| fallacy-box | smallbox | slimmer_box | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.8.8 | 0.6.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 16KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 34.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.57 | 1.80 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •smallbox leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •smallbox is depended on by 209 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ fallacy-box, smallbox, slimmer_box have not been updated in over a year.