Decision Workspace
nlist vs either vs typewit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
nlist
growingv0.1.1
inline-allocated list with statically tracked length
70
either
growingv1.15.0
The enum `Either` with variants `Left` and `Right` is a general purpose sum type with two cases.
68
typewit
growingv1.14.2
type-witness-based abstractions, mostly for emulating polymorphism in const fns
Core Metrics
| nlist | either | typewit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 70 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 5.7K | 632.6M | 9.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 42.3M | 971.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 22.6K | 54 |
| Releases | 7 | 32 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 480d ago | 387d ago | 198d ago |
| Age | 1y 4m | 10y 6m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
nlist
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
either
Maintenance
7
Quality
22
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
typewit
Maintenance
11
Quality
23
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| nlist | either | typewit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.15.0 | 1.14.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Zlib | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Zlib |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 20KB | 74KB |
| Features | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.83.0 | 1.63.0 | 1.57.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •either leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •either is depended on by 22.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ nlist, either have not been updated in over a year.
- •nlist is pre-1.0 — API may change.