Decision Workspace
kernaux-sys vs safer-ffi vs cypherlite-ffi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
kernaux-sys
growingv0.7.0
Unsafe no-std binding to libkernaux - auxiliary library for kernel development
59
safer-ffi
growingv0.1.13
Write safer FFI code in Rust without polluting it with unsafe code
57
cypherlite-ffi
experimentalv2.0.1
C ABI foreign function interface bindings for CypherLite graph database
Core Metrics
| kernaux-sys | safer-ffi | cypherlite-ffi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 59 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 11.4K | 3.0M | 126 |
| 30d Downloads | 27 | 141.8K | 126 |
| Dependents | 6 | 970 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 38 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 1190d ago | 70d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 4y 1m | 5y 10m | 12d |
Health Breakdown
kernaux-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
safer-ffi
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
cypherlite-ffi
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| kernaux-sys | safer-ffi | cypherlite-ffi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.1.13 | 2.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 20 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 92KB | 31KB |
| Features | 3 | 19 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 55.6% | 5.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.72.1 | 1.84 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •safer-ffi leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •safer-ffi is depended on by 970 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ kernaux-sys has not been updated in over a year.
- •kernaux-sys, safer-ffi are pre-1.0 — API may change.