Decision Workspace
litemap vs thincollections vs smallbitvec
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
68
litemap
growingv0.8.2
A key-value Map implementation based on a flat, sorted Vec.
38
thincollections
growingv0.5.4
Alternative implementations for vector, map and set that are faster/smaller for some use cases.
71
smallbitvec
stablev2.6.1
A bit vector optimized for size and inline storage
Core Metrics
| litemap | thincollections | smallbitvec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 68 | 38 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 433.6M | 21.5K | 3.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 31.8M | 1.7K | 237.8K |
| Dependents | 380 | 4 | 187 |
| Releases | 19 | 5 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 103d ago | 1174d ago | 68d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 7y 8m | 8y 10m |
Health Breakdown
litemap
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
thincollections
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
smallbitvec
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| litemap | thincollections | smallbitvec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.2 | 0.5.4 | 2.6.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Unicode-3.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 35KB | 68KB | 16KB |
| Features | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.82 | — | 1.56 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •smallbitvec leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •litemap has the most downloads (433.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •litemap is depended on by 380 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ thincollections has not been updated in over a year.
- •litemap, thincollections are pre-1.0 — API may change.