Decision Workspace
flagged_pointer vs ointers vs enum-ptr-derive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
flagged_pointer
experimentalv0.2.1
A safe abstraction for tagged pointers using unused bits for flags
52
ointers
growingv5.0.0
What do you call a pointer we stole the high bits off? An ointer.
48
enum-ptr-derive
growingv0.2.0
Ergonomic tagged pointer
Core Metrics
| flagged_pointer | ointers | enum-ptr-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 52 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 956 | 8.0K | 19.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 21 | 72 | 63 |
| Dependents | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Releases | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 107d ago | 533d ago |
| Age | 6m | 4y 9m | 3y 4m |
Health Breakdown
flagged_pointer
Maintenance
21
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
ointers
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
14
enum-ptr-derive
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| flagged_pointer | ointers | enum-ptr-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 5.0.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 15KB | 4KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.84.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •flagged_pointer leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •enum-ptr-derive has the most downloads (19.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ enum-ptr-derive has not been updated in over a year.
- •flagged_pointer, enum-ptr-derive are pre-1.0 — API may change.