Decision Workspace
smartcow vs reflink-copy vs ecow
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
smartcow
growingv0.2.1
a cow for smartstrings
67
reflink-copy
growingv0.1.29
copy-on-write mechanism on supported file systems
63
ecow
growingv0.2.6
Compact, clone-on-write vector and string.
Core Metrics
| smartcow | reflink-copy | ecow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 67 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 646.0K | 8.0M | 2.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 40.8K | 1.2M | 397.6K |
| Dependents | 61 | 403 | 1.2K |
| Releases | 3 | 26 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 1120d ago | 23d ago | 235d ago |
| Age | 4y 7m | 2y 8m | 3y |
Health Breakdown
smartcow
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
reflink-copy
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
ecow
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| smartcow | reflink-copy | ecow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.1.29 | 0.2.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 24KB | 30KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.73 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •reflink-copy leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ecow is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ smartcow has not been updated in over a year.