Decision Workspace
res vs resources vs rez
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
res
growingv0.6.1
Res is a build-script dependency for managing your project's resources.
47
resources
growingv1.1.0
Safe store for one value of each type, with interior mutability.
44
rez
growingv0.1.4
A convention for libraries to bundle resource files alongside binaries.
Core Metrics
| res | resources | rez | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 47 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 17.8K | 30.0K | 64.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 69 | 1.4K | 12 |
| Dependents | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 2068d ago | 2094d ago | 961d ago |
| Age | 8y 8m | 6y 3m | 4y 4m |
Health Breakdown
res
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
resources
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
rez
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| res | resources | rez | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.1 | 1.1.0 | 0.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR Zlib | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 12KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 4 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •res leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rez has the most downloads (64.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ res, resources, rez have not been updated in over a year.
- •res, rez are pre-1.0 — API may change.