Decision Workspace
inventory vs linkme vs link-cplusplus
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
67
inventory
growingv0.3.24
Typed distributed plugin registration
69
linkme
growingv0.3.36
Safe cross-platform linker shenanigans
65
link-cplusplus
growingv1.0.12
Link libstdc++ or libc++ automatically or manually
Core Metrics
| inventory | linkme | link-cplusplus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 67 | 69 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 89.9M | 22.7M | 63.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 7.3M | 1.7M | 3.1M |
| Dependents | 9.9K | 2.3K | 530 |
| Releases | 42 | 55 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 56d ago | 39d ago | 261d ago |
| Age | 10y 10m | 7y 4m | 6y 4m |
Health Breakdown
inventory
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
linkme
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
link-cplusplus
Maintenance
8
Quality
23
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| inventory | linkme | link-cplusplus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.24 | 0.3.36 | 1.0.12 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 17KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.68 | 1.71 | 1.68 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •linkme leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •inventory has the most downloads (89.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •inventory is depended on by 9.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •inventory, linkme are pre-1.0 — API may change.