Decision Workspace
grass_chewer vs smox vs cow_vec
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
grass_chewer
experimentalv0.1.0
A generalized COW (copy-on-write) type
56
smox
experimentalv0.5.0
Box that stores small objects inline and bigger objects on the heap using Box, Rc or Arc, with CoW semantic
54
cow_vec
experimentalv1.4.0
A vector-like container optimized for efficient cloning with copy-on-write semantics
Core Metrics
| grass_chewer | smox | cow_vec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 56 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 13 | 92 | 122 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 41d ago | 115d ago | 121d ago |
| Age | 1m | 3m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
grass_chewer
Maintenance
10
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
smox
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
cow_vec
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| grass_chewer | smox | cow_vec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.5.0 | 1.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 10KB | 15KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.1 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •smox leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cow_vec has the most downloads (122), suggesting wider adoption.
- •grass_chewer, smox are pre-1.0 — API may change.