Decision Workspace
rkv vs reduct-base vs heed
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
rkv
growingv0.20.0
A simple, humane, typed key-value storage solution
65
reduct-base
stablev1.19.0
Base crate for ReductStore
64
heed
growingv0.22.0
A fully typed LMDB (mdb.master) wrapper with minimum overhead
Core Metrics
| rkv | reduct-base | heed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 65 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1M | 61.7K | 2.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 35.6K | 1.3K | 294.6K |
| Dependents | 272 | 90 | 505 |
| Releases | 41 | 60 | 51 |
| Last Updated | 268d ago | 30d ago | 31d ago |
| Age | 8y | 2y 7m | 6y 5m |
Health Breakdown
rkv
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
14
reduct-base
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
heed
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rkv | reduct-base | heed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.20.0 | 1.19.0 | 0.22.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 48KB | 35KB | 75KB |
| Features | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.7% | 2.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.82 | 1.89.0 | — |
| Owners | 5 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •reduct-base leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •heed has the most downloads (2.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •heed is depended on by 505 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rkv, heed are pre-1.0 — API may change.