Decision Workspace
gen_indices vs components-arena vs hecs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
gen_indices
growingv0.0.0
Generational Indices -- a simple yet robust Geneerational Index for use with data-driven entity-based designs.
65
components-arena
stablev4.2.3
Simple library for creating complex domain-specific self-referential data structures.
62
hecs
growingv0.11.0
A fast, minimal, and ergonomic entity-component-system library
Core Metrics
| gen_indices | components-arena | hecs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 65 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 104.4K | 364.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 173 | 20.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 184 | 329 |
| Releases | 1 | 80 | 57 |
| Last Updated | 2147d ago | 107d ago | 76d ago |
| Age | 5y 10m | 5y 7m | 6y 4m |
Health Breakdown
gen_indices
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
components-arena
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
hecs
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| gen_indices | components-arena | hecs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 4.2.3 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 12 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 16KB | 93KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71 | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •components-arena leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hecs has the most downloads (364.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hecs is depended on by 329 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ gen_indices has not been updated in over a year.
- •gen_indices, hecs are pre-1.0 — API may change.