Decision Workspace
picket vs components-arena vs generational-box
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
picket
experimentalv0.2.0
A lightweight, serde-compatible generational arena.
65
components-arena
stablev4.2.3
Simple library for creating complex domain-specific self-referential data structures.
65
generational-box
growingv0.7.4
A box backed by a generational runtime
Core Metrics
| picket | components-arena | generational-box | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 65 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 57 | 104.4K | 1.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 29 | 168 | 149.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 184 | 416 |
| Releases | 2 | 80 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 27d ago | 107d ago | today |
| Age | 3m | 5y 7m | 2y 3m |
Health Breakdown
picket
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
components-arena
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
generational-box
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| picket | components-arena | generational-box | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 4.2.3 | 0.7.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 12 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 16KB | 19KB |
| Features | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71 | 1.83.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •components-arena leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •generational-box has the most downloads (1.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •generational-box is depended on by 416 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •picket, generational-box are pre-1.0 — API may change.