Decision Workspace
plain vs dst-factory vs app-memory-usage-fetcher
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
plain
growingv0.2.3
A small Rust library that allows users to reinterpret data of certain types safely.
55
dst-factory
experimentalv0.7.0
Rich support to safely create instances of Rust's Dynamically Sized Types
54
app-memory-usage-fetcher
growingv0.3.0
Query a supported operating system to get the amount of memory used by the current Rust application.
Core Metrics
| plain | dst-factory | app-memory-usage-fetcher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 55 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 42.5M | 2.9K | 23.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 5.8M | 196 | 2.2K |
| Dependents | 480 | 4 | 15 |
| Releases | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 3045d ago | 12d ago | 96d ago |
| Age | 8y 12m | 9m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
plain
Maintenance
3
Quality
10
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
dst-factory
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
app-memory-usage-fetcher
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| plain | dst-factory | app-memory-usage-fetcher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 0.7.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 50KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 42.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.90.0 | 1.87.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dst-factory leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •plain has the most downloads (42.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •plain is depended on by 480 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ plain has not been updated in over a year.