Decision Workspace
include_packed vs staticfilemap vs include-blob
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
include_packed
experimentalv0.1.6
Include large, compressed binary files in an application without the compile time cost of `include_bytes!`
43
staticfilemap
growingv0.8.0
Procedural macro to embed files during compilation with optional compression
42
include-blob
growingv1.0.1
Include large binary files in an application without the compile time cost of `include_bytes!`
Core Metrics
| include_packed | staticfilemap | include-blob | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 43 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 19.3K | 9.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 296 | 71 | 11 |
| Dependents | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 15 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 23d ago | 535d ago | 319d ago |
| Age | 5m | 5y 11m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
include_packed
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
staticfilemap
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
include-blob
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| include_packed | staticfilemap | include-blob | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.6 | 0.8.0 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | non-standard | 0BSD |
| Dependencies | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 6KB | 6KB |
| Features | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.5% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •include_packed leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •staticfilemap has the most downloads (19.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ staticfilemap has not been updated in over a year.
- •include_packed, staticfilemap are pre-1.0 — API may change.