Decision Workspace
include vs libffi vs buffi_macro
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
include
experimentalv0.1.0
include c code in rust files using macros
72
libffi
stablev5.1.0
Rust bindings for libffi
70
buffi_macro
growingv0.3.10
A proc-macro to generate ergonomic, buffer-based C++ APIs.
Core Metrics
| include | libffi | buffi_macro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 72 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 713 | 2.4M | 56.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 173.0K | 3.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 513 | 11 |
| Releases | 1 | 46 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 364d ago | 86d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 12m | 9y 9m | 1y 4m |
Health Breakdown
include
Maintenance
2
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
libffi
Maintenance
13
Quality
23
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
buffi_macro
Maintenance
21
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| include | libffi | buffi_macro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 5.1.0 | 0.3.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 33KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.78 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 4 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •libffi leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libffi is depended on by 513 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •include, buffi_macro are pre-1.0 — API may change.