Decision Workspace
linkme vs inventory vs link-cplusplus
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
linkme
growingv0.3.35
Safe cross-platform linker shenanigans
68
inventory
growingv0.3.22
Typed distributed plugin registration
66
link-cplusplus
growingv1.0.12
Link libstdc++ or libc++ automatically or manually
Core Metrics
| linkme | inventory | link-cplusplus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 68 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 19.4M | 76.9M | 57.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.5M | 6.4M | 3.1M |
| Dependents | 2.0K | 6.9K | 522 |
| Releases | 54 | 40 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 180d ago | 36d ago | 202d ago |
| Age | 7y 2m | 10y 8m | 6y 2m |
Health Breakdown
linkme
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
inventory
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
link-cplusplus
Maintenance
9
Quality
23
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| linkme | inventory | link-cplusplus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.35 | 0.3.22 | 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 16KB | 8KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.66 | 1.68 | 1.68 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •inventory leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •inventory is depended on by 6.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •linkme, inventory are pre-1.0 — API may change.