Decision Workspace
ion-rs vs ion-c-sys vs ion-c-sys-macros
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
70
ion-rs
stablev1.0.0
Implementation of Amazon Ion
48
ion-c-sys
growingv0.4.17
Bindings to Amazon Ion C
47
ion-c-sys-macros
growingv0.1.2
Macros used to implement ion-c-sys
Core Metrics
| ion-rs | ion-c-sys | ion-c-sys-macros | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 70 | 48 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 656.9K | 47.7K | 18.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 16.9K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 232 | 25 | 6 |
| Releases | 35 | 20 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 20d ago | 1213d ago | 1213d ago |
| Age | 5y 11m | 5y 11m | 5y |
Health Breakdown
ion-rs
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
ion-c-sys
Maintenance
6
Quality
11
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
ion-c-sys-macros
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ion-rs | ion-c-sys | ion-c-sys-macros | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.4.17 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 31 | 9 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 676KB | 2.0MB | 2KB |
| Features | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.82 | — | — |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 3 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ion-rs leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ion-rs is depended on by 232 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ion-c-sys, ion-c-sys-macros have not been updated in over a year.
- •ion-c-sys, ion-c-sys-macros are pre-1.0 — API may change.