Decision Workspace
smartcols-sys vs libc vs csbindgen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
smartcols-sys
growingv0.1.4
Unsafe Rust bindings for libsmartcols
73
libc
growingv0.2.186
Raw FFI bindings to platform libraries like libc.
72
csbindgen
stablev1.9.8
Generate C# FFI from Rust for automatically brings native code and C native library to .NET and Unity.
Core Metrics
| smartcols-sys | libc | csbindgen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 73 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 16.4K | 1.2B | 590.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.3K | 91.7M | 42.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 138.0K | 60 |
| Releases | 5 | 202 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 34d ago | 32d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 11y 4m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
smartcols-sys
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
libc
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
csbindgen
Maintenance
19
Quality
20
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| smartcols-sys | libc | csbindgen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.2.186 | 1.9.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 822KB | 29KB |
| Features | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.65 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 7 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •libc leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libc is depended on by 138.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •smartcols-sys, libc are pre-1.0 — API may change.