Decision Workspace
galemu vs phylactery vs higher-kinded-types
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
galemu
growingv0.2.3
Provides a workaround for generic associated types (GAT) limited to lifetimes (GAL)
60
phylactery
growingv3.0.0
Safe and thin wrappers around lifetime extension to allow non-static values to cross static boundaries.
57
higher-kinded-types
growingv0.3.0
"Generic generics" / higher-kinded APIs in stable Rust
Core Metrics
| galemu | phylactery | higher-kinded-types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 60 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 7.0K | 8.6K | 4.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 690.6K |
| Dependents | 8 | 0 | 27 |
| Releases | 4 | 32 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 2418d ago | 77d ago | 168d ago |
| Age | 7y 6m | 9m | 3y |
Health Breakdown
galemu
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
phylactery
Maintenance
15
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
higher-kinded-types
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| galemu | phylactery | higher-kinded-types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 3.0.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Zlib OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 19KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •phylactery leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •higher-kinded-types has the most downloads (4.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ galemu has not been updated in over a year.
- •galemu, higher-kinded-types are pre-1.0 — API may change.