Decision Workspace
multi-stash vs stable-vec vs indextree
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
multi-stash
growingv0.2.0
Vector-based arena data structure that reuses vacant slots.
64
stable-vec
growingv0.4.2
A Vec-like collection which guarantees stable indices and features O(1) element deletion (semantically similar to `Vec<Option<T>>`). Useful for allocations in graphs or similar data structures.
77
indextree
stablev4.8.0
Arena based tree structure by using indices instead of reference counted pointers
Core Metrics
| multi-stash | stable-vec | indextree | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 64 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 5.4M | 466.7K | 1.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 344.7K | 52.1K | 81.7K |
| Dependents | 59 | 254 | 721 |
| Releases | 2 | 13 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 860d ago | 20d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 2y 4m | 8y 9m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
multi-stash
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
stable-vec
Maintenance
15
Quality
10
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
14
indextree
Maintenance
19
Quality
23
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| multi-stash | stable-vec | indextree | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.4.2 | 4.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 49KB | 27KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 46.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.36.0 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •indextree leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •multi-stash has the most downloads (5.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •indextree is depended on by 721 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ multi-stash has not been updated in over a year.
- •multi-stash, stable-vec are pre-1.0 — API may change.