Decision Workspace
rcuninit vs by_address vs cactusref
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
rcuninit
experimentalv0.2.1
Cyclic Rc without new_cyclic
56
by_address
growingv1.2.1
Wrapper for comparing and hashing pointers by address
54
cactusref
growingv0.5.0
Cycle-aware reference counting smart pointer
Core Metrics
| rcuninit | by_address | cactusref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 56 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1K | 8.1M | 8.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 21 | 698.1K | 8 |
| Dependents | 0 | 637 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 12 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 16d ago | 730d ago | 825d ago |
| Age | 10m | 8y 5m | 4y 9m |
Health Breakdown
rcuninit
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
by_address
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
cactusref
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rcuninit | by_address | cactusref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 1.2.1 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 8KB | 34KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.77.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •by_address leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •by_address is depended on by 637 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ by_address, cactusref have not been updated in over a year.
- •rcuninit, cactusref are pre-1.0 — API may change.