Decision Workspace
ocaml vs ocaml-sys vs ocaml-boxroot-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
ocaml
stablev1.3.0
OCaml bindings for Rust
53
ocaml-sys
growingv0.26.0
Low-level OCaml bindings for Rust
51
ocaml-boxroot-sys
growingv0.4.0
Boxroot for OCaml: fast movable GC roots (C API)
Core Metrics
| ocaml | ocaml-sys | ocaml-boxroot-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 53 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 905.0K | 2.3M | 1.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 11.3K | 52.8K | 51.8K |
| Dependents | 11 | 80 | 39 |
| Releases | 79 | 27 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 157d ago | 413d ago | 415d ago |
| Age | 8y 1m | 5y 11m | 5y |
Health Breakdown
ocaml
Maintenance
12
Quality
22
Community
6
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
ocaml-sys
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
ocaml-boxroot-sys
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| ocaml | ocaml-sys | ocaml-boxroot-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.0 | 0.26.0 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | ISC | ISC | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 8KB | 30KB |
| Features | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 1.3% | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ocaml leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ocaml-sys has the most downloads (2.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ ocaml-sys, ocaml-boxroot-sys have not been updated in over a year.
- •ocaml-sys, ocaml-boxroot-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.