Decision Workspace
findshlibs vs sharedlib vs libloading
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
findshlibs
growingv0.10.2
Find the set of shared libraries loaded in the current process with a cross platform API
45
sharedlib
growingv7.0.0
A cross-platform shared library loader.
64
libloading
growingv0.9.0
Bindings around the platform's dynamic library loading primitives with greatly improved memory safety.
Core Metrics
| findshlibs | sharedlib | libloading | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 45 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 48.5M | 75.4K | 329.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 3.9M | 99 | 21.9M |
| Dependents | 221 | 18 | 11.7K |
| Releases | 15 | 8 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 1598d ago | 3333d ago | 142d ago |
| Age | 9y 4m | 9y 10m | 10y 4m |
Health Breakdown
findshlibs
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
sharedlib
Maintenance
3
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
libloading
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| findshlibs | sharedlib | libloading | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.2 | 7.0.0 | 0.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | ISC | ISC |
| Dependencies | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 62KB | 34KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •libloading leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libloading is depended on by 11.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ findshlibs, sharedlib have not been updated in over a year.
- •findshlibs, libloading are pre-1.0 — API may change.