Decision Workspace
protoflow-derive vs bon vs derive-where
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
protoflow-derive
growingv0.4.3
Protoflow implements flow-based programming (FBP) for Rust using Protocol Buffers messages.
76
bon
stablev3.9.1
Next-gen compile-time-checked builder generator, named function's arguments, and more!
71
derive-where
stablev1.6.1
Deriving with custom trait bounds
Core Metrics
| protoflow-derive | bon | derive-where | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 76 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 21.8K | 26.3M | 39.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 64 | 4.5M | 3.9M |
| Dependents | 56 | 4.8K | 1.5K |
| Releases | 21 | 46 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 498d ago | 14d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 1y 9m | 4y 3m |
Health Breakdown
protoflow-derive
Maintenance
8
Quality
11
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
bon
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
derive-where
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| protoflow-derive | bon | derive-where | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.3 | 3.9.1 | 1.6.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Unlicense | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 67KB | 52KB |
| Features | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 76.2% | 0.0% | 33.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.59.0 | 1.57 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bon leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •derive-where has the most downloads (39.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •bon is depended on by 4.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ protoflow-derive has not been updated in over a year.
- •protoflow-derive is pre-1.0 — API may change.