Decision Workspace
stack-cstr vs embedded-ffi vs stringer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
stack-cstr
experimentalv0.2.0
High-performance stack-to-heap C string creation for Rust with FFI support
42
embedded-ffi
growingv0.1.2
OsStr and OsString for embedded usage
40
stringer
growingv0.2.0
An easy way to turn an Unsafe *const c_char into a Rust String type and return a pointer.
Core Metrics
| stack-cstr | embedded-ffi | stringer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 42 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4K | 11.1K | 11.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 304 | 11 |
| Dependents | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 93d ago | 2491d ago | 344d ago |
| Age | 7m | 6y 10m | 9y 10m |
Health Breakdown
stack-cstr
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
embedded-ffi
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
stringer
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| stack-cstr | embedded-ffi | stringer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.2 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 12KB | 3KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •stack-cstr leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •embedded-ffi has the most downloads (11.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ embedded-ffi has not been updated in over a year.