Decision Workspace
protoflow-derive vs bon vs derive_arbitrary
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
protoflow-derive
growingv0.4.3
Protoflow implements flow-based programming (FBP) for Rust using Protocol Buffers messages.
73
bon
stablev3.9.1
Next-gen compile-time-checked builder generator, named function's arguments, and more!
68
derive_arbitrary
growingv1.4.2
Derives arbitrary traits
Core Metrics
| protoflow-derive | bon | derive_arbitrary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 73 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 21.9K | 34.2M | 82.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 4.3M | 7.0M |
| Dependents | 56 | 6.4K | 468 |
| Releases | 21 | 46 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 557d ago | 73d ago | 284d ago |
| Age | 1y 10m | 1y 10m | 7y 7m |
Health Breakdown
protoflow-derive
Maintenance
7
Quality
11
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
bon
Maintenance
15
Quality
21
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
derive_arbitrary
Maintenance
8
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| protoflow-derive | bon | derive_arbitrary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.3 | 3.9.1 | 1.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Unlicense | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 67KB | 12KB |
| Features | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 76.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.59.0 | 1.63.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •bon leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •derive_arbitrary has the most downloads (82.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •bon is depended on by 6.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ protoflow-derive has not been updated in over a year.
- •protoflow-derive is pre-1.0 — API may change.