Decision Workspace
indyn vs erasable vs slice-dst
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
indyn
growingv0.0.0
Squatted; generic inline DSTs with the erasable crate once ptr_metadata is stable
53
erasable
growingv1.3.0
Type-erased thin pointers.
50
slice-dst
growingv1.6.0
Slice-based custom DSTs
Core Metrics
| indyn | erasable | slice-dst | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 53 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 2.2M | 413.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 290.2K | 119.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 63 | 49 |
| Releases | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 1720d ago | 435d ago | 435d ago |
| Age | 4y 8m | 6y 1m | 6y 1m |
Health Breakdown
indyn
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
erasable
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
slice-dst
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| indyn | erasable | slice-dst | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 1.3.0 | 1.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 11KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 16.7% | 33.3% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.80 | 1.80 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •erasable leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ indyn, erasable, slice-dst have not been updated in over a year.
- •indyn is pre-1.0 — API may change.