Decision Workspace
rclite vs archery vs ref_str
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
rclite
growingv0.4.1
small, fast, and memory-friendly reference counting compatible with Arc and Rc APIs
62
archery
growingv1.2.2
Abstract over the atomicity of reference-counting pointers
51
ref_str
experimentalv0.2.0
Compressed borrowed-or-shared string types for no_std Rust.
Core Metrics
| rclite | archery | ref_str | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 62 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 193.2K | 15.7M | 367 |
| 30d Downloads | 13.0K | 1.4M | 0 |
| Dependents | 104 | 48 | 4 |
| Releases | 18 | 12 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 159d ago | 231d ago | 40d ago |
| Age | 3y 3m | 7y 3m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
rclite
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
14
archery
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
ref_str
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rclite | archery | ref_str | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 1.2.2 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 16KB | 29KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 16.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.47 | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •archery leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rclite is depended on by 104 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rclite, ref_str are pre-1.0 — API may change.