Decision Workspace
once_self_cell vs self_cell vs rental
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
once_self_cell
growingv0.6.3
Safe-to-use proc-macro-free self-referential structs in stable Rust.
62
self_cell
stablev1.2.2
Safe-to-use proc-macro-free self-referential structs in stable Rust.
50
rental
growingv0.5.6
A macro to generate safe self-referential structs, plus premade types for common use cases.
Core Metrics
| once_self_cell | self_cell | rental | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 62 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 20.7K | 32.6M | 2.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 338 | 3.8M | 119.4K |
| Dependents | 6 | 1.3K | 271 |
| Releases | 9 | 19 | 37 |
| Last Updated | 1796d ago | 87d ago | 1791d ago |
| Age | 5y 3m | 4y 11m | 9y 4m |
Health Breakdown
once_self_cell
Maintenance
4
Quality
9
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
self_cell
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
rental
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| once_self_cell | self_cell | rental | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.3 | 1.2.2 | 0.5.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-only | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 23KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 88.9% | 57.9% | 21.6% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •self_cell leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •self_cell is depended on by 1.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ once_self_cell, rental have not been updated in over a year.
- •once_self_cell, rental are pre-1.0 — API may change.