Decision Workspace
prost vs prost-reflect vs prost-reflect-build
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
67
prost
growingv0.14.4
A Protocol Buffers implementation for the Rust Language.
70
prost-reflect
growingv0.16.5
A protobuf library extending prost with reflection support and dynamic messages.
69
prost-reflect-build
growingv0.16.1
A utility function for use with prost-build and prost-reflect to generate ReflectMessage implementations
Core Metrics
| prost | prost-reflect | prost-reflect-build | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 67 | 70 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 485.7M | 66.8M | 9.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 23.4M | 2.7M | 572.0K |
| Dependents | 67.4K | 1.9K | 113 |
| Releases | 46 | 57 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 36d ago | 4d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 9y | 4y 6m | 4y 4m |
Health Breakdown
prost
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
prost-reflect
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
prost-reflect-build
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| prost | prost-reflect | prost-reflect-build | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.14.4 | 0.16.5 | 0.16.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 15 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 117KB | 13KB |
| Features | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 10.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.82.0 | 1.82.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •prost-reflect leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •prost has the most downloads (485.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •prost is depended on by 67.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.