Decision Workspace
mcom vs com_ptr vs variant-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
mcom
growingv0.1.5
MaulingMonkey's COM wrappers
40
com_ptr
growingv0.2.1
A smart pointer for Windows COM Interfaces
40
variant-rs
growingv0.4.0
VARIANT support for Rust. Clean, idiomatic handling of WinAPI/COM results.
Core Metrics
| mcom | com_ptr | variant-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 11.5K | 11.7K | 33.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 128 | 41 | 1.2K |
| Dependents | 18 | 27 | 3 |
| Releases | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 353d ago | 1856d ago | 784d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 6y 9m | 3y 8m |
Health Breakdown
mcom
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
14
com_ptr
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
variant-rs
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mcom | com_ptr | variant-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 0.2.1 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 8KB | 17KB |
| Features | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.81.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mcom leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •variant-rs has the most downloads (33.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ com_ptr, variant-rs have not been updated in over a year.