Decision Workspace
hashable_rc vs by_address vs refbox
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
hashable_rc
growingv0.2.1
Hashable wrappers for reference countings.
56
by_address
growingv1.2.1
Wrapper for comparing and hashing pointers by address
45
refbox
growingv0.4.1
A Box with weak references
Core Metrics
| hashable_rc | by_address | refbox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 56 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 7.0K | 8.1M | 6.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 677.6K | 37 |
| Dependents | 5 | 637 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 12 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 1992d ago | 730d ago | 237d ago |
| Age | 5y 8m | 8y 5m | 3y 11m |
Health Breakdown
hashable_rc
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
by_address
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
refbox
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| hashable_rc | by_address | refbox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 1.2.1 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 8KB | 24KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •by_address leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •by_address is depended on by 637 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hashable_rc, by_address have not been updated in over a year.
- •hashable_rc, refbox are pre-1.0 — API may change.