Decision Workspace
min-heap vs orx-priority-queue vs binary-heap-plus
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
min-heap
growingv1.0.0
A Min Priority Queue implemented as a Thin Wrapper around BinaryHeap from the Standard Library
60
orx-priority-queue
growingv1.8.0
Priority queue traits and high performance d-ary heap implementations.
51
binary-heap-plus
growingv0.5.0
Enhanced version of std::collections::BinaryHeap that supports max, min, and custom-order heaps.
Core Metrics
| min-heap | orx-priority-queue | binary-heap-plus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 60 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 835 | 2.0M | 7.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 597.1K | 357.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 48 | 390 |
| Releases | 1 | 29 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 386d ago | 184d ago | 1333d ago |
| Age | 1y | 2y 10m | 8y |
Health Breakdown
min-heap
Maintenance
2
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
orx-priority-queue
Maintenance
11
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
binary-heap-plus
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| min-heap | orx-priority-queue | binary-heap-plus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 1.8.0 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 127KB | 21KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.56.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •orx-priority-queue leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •binary-heap-plus has the most downloads (7.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •binary-heap-plus is depended on by 390 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ min-heap, binary-heap-plus have not been updated in over a year.
- •binary-heap-plus is pre-1.0 — API may change.