Decision Workspace
relative vs by_address vs arcref
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
relative
growingv0.2.2
A type to wrap vtable references such that they can be safely sent between other processes running the same binary.
56
by_address
growingv1.2.1
Wrapper for comparing and hashing pointers by address
51
arcref
experimentalv0.2.0
For when you need a pointer and don't care if it's &'static T or Arc<T>
Core Metrics
| relative | by_address | arcref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 56 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 61.4K | 8.1M | 350.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 947 | 698.1K | 102.4K |
| Dependents | 31 | 637 | 131 |
| Releases | 9 | 12 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 2318d ago | 730d ago | 324d ago |
| Age | 7y 8m | 8y 5m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
relative
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
by_address
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
arcref
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| relative | by_address | arcref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 1.2.1 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 8KB | 3KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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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.
- •⚠ relative, by_address have not been updated in over a year.
- •relative, arcref are pre-1.0 — API may change.