Decision Workspace
smartcow vs ecow vs reflink-copy
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
smartcow
growingv0.2.1
a cow for smartstrings
73
ecow
growingv0.2.7
Compact, clone-on-write vector and string.
64
reflink-copy
growingv0.1.29
copy-on-write mechanism on supported file systems
Core Metrics
| smartcow | ecow | reflink-copy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 73 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 716.5K | 3.1M | 10.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 33.5K | 481.2K | 1.5M |
| Dependents | 71 | 1.4K | 588 |
| Releases | 3 | 11 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 1179d ago | today | 83d ago |
| Age | 4y 9m | 3y 2m | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
smartcow
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
ecow
Maintenance
21
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
reflink-copy
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| smartcow | ecow | reflink-copy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.2.7 | 0.1.29 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 36KB | 24KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.73 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ecow leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •reflink-copy has the most downloads (10.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ecow is depended on by 1.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ smartcow has not been updated in over a year.