Decision Workspace
linkme vs inventory vs link-cplusplus
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
linkme
growingv0.3.36
Safe cross-platform linker shenanigans
65
inventory
growingv0.3.24
Typed distributed plugin registration
64
link-cplusplus
growingv1.0.12
Link libstdc++ or libc++ automatically or manually
Core Metrics
| linkme | inventory | link-cplusplus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 65 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 25.7M | 103.0M | 69.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.2M | 4.9M | 1.9M |
| Dependents | 3.0K | 13.3K | 550 |
| Releases | 55 | 42 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 87d ago | 105d ago | 310d ago |
| Age | 7y 5m | 10y 11m | 6y 5m |
Health Breakdown
linkme
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
inventory
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
link-cplusplus
Maintenance
7
Quality
23
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| linkme | inventory | link-cplusplus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.36 | 0.3.24 | 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 | 1.71 | 1.68 | 1.68 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •linkme leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •inventory has the most downloads (103.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •inventory is depended on by 13.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •linkme, inventory are pre-1.0 — API may change.