Decision Workspace
slimmer_box vs smallbox vs nanobox
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
slimmer_box
growingv0.6.5
A packed alternative to Box<T> whose 'fat' pointer is 'slimmer'
49
smallbox
growingv0.8.8
`Small Box` optimization: store small item on stack and fallback to heap for large item.
35
nanobox
growingv0.1.0
`NanoBox` optimization: store small item on stack and fallback to heap for large item.
Core Metrics
| slimmer_box | smallbox | nanobox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 49 | 35 |
| Total Downloads | 14.6K | 1.2M | 1.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 34.7K | 0 |
| Dependents | 27 | 209 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 26 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 973d ago | 376d ago | 688d ago |
| Age | 3y 4m | 9y 1m | 1y 10m |
Health Breakdown
slimmer_box
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
smallbox
Maintenance
5
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
nanobox
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| slimmer_box | smallbox | nanobox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.5 | 0.8.8 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 16KB | 9KB |
| Features | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 34.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.80 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •smallbox leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •smallbox is depended on by 209 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ slimmer_box, smallbox, nanobox have not been updated in over a year.