Decision Workspace
rcrefcell vs thin-cell vs qcell
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
rcrefcell
growingv1.0.7
Wrapper type for Rc<RefCell<A>>
53
thin-cell
experimentalv0.2.0
A compact, single-threaded smart pointer combining reference counting and interior mutability
49
qcell
growingv0.5.5
Statically-checked alternatives to RefCell and RwLock
Core Metrics
| rcrefcell | thin-cell | qcell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 53 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 10.1K | 64.0K | 351.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 12 | 39.7K | 10.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 5 | 48 |
| Releases | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 1351d ago | 21d ago | 191d ago |
| Age | 3y 10m | 2m | 7y |
Health Breakdown
rcrefcell
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
4
thin-cell
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
qcell
Maintenance
8
Quality
9
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| rcrefcell | thin-cell | qcell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.7 | 0.2.0 | 0.5.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 21KB | 40KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 53.3% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.60.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •thin-cell leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •qcell has the most downloads (351.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rcrefcell has not been updated in over a year.
- •thin-cell, qcell are pre-1.0 — API may change.