Decision Workspace
mmap-loader vs cranelift-entity vs goblin
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
mmap-loader
growingv0.5.3
A Portable Executable manual map loader
77
cranelift-entity
growingv0.132.0
Data structures using entity references as mapping keys
74
goblin
growingv0.10.6
An impish, cross-platform, ELF, Mach-o, and PE binary parsing and loading crate
Core Metrics
| mmap-loader | cranelift-entity | goblin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 77 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 22.5K | 35.0M | 51.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.9M | 4.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.5K | 3.9K |
| Releases | 19 | 236 | 65 |
| Last Updated | 646d ago | 4d ago | today |
| Age | 4y 8m | 7y 10m | 10y |
Health Breakdown
mmap-loader
Maintenance
6
Quality
9
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
cranelift-entity
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
goblin
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mmap-loader | cranelift-entity | goblin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.3 | 0.132.0 | 0.10.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception | MIT |
| Dependencies | 18 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 45KB | 31KB | 271KB |
| Features | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 10.5% | 0.0% | 3.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93.0 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cranelift-entity leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •goblin has the most downloads (51.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •goblin is depended on by 3.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ mmap-loader has not been updated in over a year.