Decision Workspace
objectionable vs smallbox vs dyn-ptr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
objectionable
growingv0.3.1
objectionable storage of unsized types inline inside allocated objects
51
smallbox
growingv0.8.8
`Small Box` optimization: store small item on stack and fallback to heap for large item.
46
dyn-ptr
growingv0.2.3
A box that stores types like pointers, forgetting everything besides `Self: Unsize<dyn Trait>`
Core Metrics
| objectionable | smallbox | dyn-ptr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 51 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 8.0K | 978.7K | 6.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 72.6K | 8 |
| Dependents | 0 | 129 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 26 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 581d ago | 268d ago | 1119d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 8y 10m | 3y |
Health Breakdown
objectionable
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
smallbox
Maintenance
7
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
dyn-ptr
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| objectionable | smallbox | dyn-ptr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.8.8 | 0.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 16KB | 6KB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 25.0% | 34.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.80 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •smallbox leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •smallbox is depended on by 129 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ objectionable, dyn-ptr have not been updated in over a year.