Decision Workspace
fragile vs send_cells vs radium
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
fragile
growingv2.1.0
Provides wrapper types for sending non-send values to other threads.
53
send_cells
growingv0.2.2
Safe and unsafe cells implementing Send/Sync
63
radium
growingv1.1.1
Portable interfaces for maybe-atomic types
Core Metrics
| fragile | send_cells | radium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 53 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 130.3M | 2.7K | 230.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 4.5M | 0 | 10.8M |
| Dependents | 368 | 18 | 56 |
| Releases | 12 | 5 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 103d ago | 150d ago | 369d ago |
| Age | 8y | 1y 6m | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
fragile
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
send_cells
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
radium
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| fragile | send_cells | radium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.0 | 0.2.2 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 185KB | 14KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 66.7% | 0.0% | 5.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.56.0 | 1.85.1 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •radium leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fragile is depended on by 368 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ radium has not been updated in over a year.
- •send_cells is pre-1.0 — API may change.