Decision Workspace
stack_dst vs miny vs smallbox
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
stack_dst
growingv0.8.1
A wrapper that allows storage of unsized values of up to a fixed size inline (without boxing)
60
miny
stablev2.1.0
Box<T> with small value optimization
51
smallbox
growingv0.8.8
`Small Box` optimization: store small item on stack and fallback to heap for large item.
Core Metrics
| stack_dst | miny | smallbox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 60 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 129.7K | 5.5K | 978.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 919 | 23 | 72.6K |
| Dependents | 23 | 1 | 129 |
| Releases | 18 | 6 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 1006d ago | 49d ago | 268d ago |
| Age | 10y 10m | 2y 8m | 8y 10m |
Health Breakdown
stack_dst
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
miny
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
smallbox
Maintenance
7
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| stack_dst | miny | smallbox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.1 | 2.1.0 | 0.8.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 24KB | 8KB | 16KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 34.6% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.80 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •miny leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •smallbox has the most downloads (978.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •smallbox is depended on by 129 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ stack_dst has not been updated in over a year.
- •stack_dst, smallbox are pre-1.0 — API may change.