Decision Workspace
hot_potato vs crossdylib vs dlib
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
hot_potato
growingv0.1.2
hot reloading library for development
45
crossdylib
growingv3.0.0
Cross-platform shared state across shared libraries/modules
66
dlib
growingv0.5.3
Helper macros for handling manually loading optional system libraries.
Core Metrics
| hot_potato | crossdylib | dlib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 45 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 3.8K | 9.3K | 34.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 9 | 2.6M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 274 |
| Releases | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 985d ago | 1574d ago | 30d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 4y 4m | 10y 7m |
Health Breakdown
hot_potato
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
crossdylib
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
dlib
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| hot_potato | crossdylib | dlib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 3.0.0 | 0.5.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 3KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.56 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •dlib leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dlib is depended on by 274 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hot_potato, crossdylib have not been updated in over a year.
- •hot_potato, dlib are pre-1.0 — API may change.