Decision Workspace
rt-own vs rc-box vs by_address
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
rt-own
growingv0.2.2
runtime ownership: owner, viewer and holder
57
rc-box
growingv1.3.0
Known unique versions of Rc and Arc.
56
by_address
growingv1.2.1
Wrapper for comparing and hashing pointers by address
Core Metrics
| rt-own | rc-box | by_address | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 57 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 835.2K | 8.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 104.0K | 677.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 55 | 637 |
| Releases | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 122d ago | 435d ago | 730d ago |
| Age | 2y | 6y 1m | 8y 5m |
Health Breakdown
rt-own
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
rc-box
Maintenance
5
Quality
22
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
by_address
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rt-own | rc-box | by_address | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 1.3.0 | 1.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 7KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.80 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rc-box leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •by_address has the most downloads (8.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •by_address is depended on by 637 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rc-box, by_address have not been updated in over a year.
- •rt-own is pre-1.0 — API may change.