Decision Workspace
libstaticvec vs staticvec vs smallvec
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
libstaticvec
growingv0.2.1
Experimentally provides a cdylib wrapping a (currently minimal) subset of the functionality of StaticVec, for use from C or any language with dynamic library support.
48
staticvec
growingv0.11.9
Implements a fixed-capacity stack-allocated Vec alternative backed by an array, using const generics.
70
smallvec
stablev1.15.1
'Small vector' optimization: store up to a small number of items on the stack
Core Metrics
| libstaticvec | staticvec | smallvec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 48 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 3.8K | 237.7K | 730.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 2 | 1.0K | 49.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 65 | 51.1K |
| Releases | 3 | 96 | 76 |
| Last Updated | 2299d ago | 1274d ago | 131d ago |
| Age | 6y 3m | 6y 8m | 10y 11m |
Health Breakdown
libstaticvec
Maintenance
3
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
staticvec
Maintenance
7
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
smallvec
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| libstaticvec | staticvec | smallvec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.11.9 | 1.15.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 62KB | 38KB |
| Features | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 22.9% | 26.3% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •smallvec leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •smallvec is depended on by 51.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ libstaticvec, staticvec have not been updated in over a year.
- •libstaticvec, staticvec are pre-1.0 — API may change.