Decision Workspace
state vs generic_singleton vs threadcell
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
state
growingv0.6.0
A library for safe and effortless global and thread-local state management.
56
generic_singleton
growingv0.5.3
A library crate allowing for generic singleton patterns
51
threadcell
growingv1.0.3
A cell whose value can only be accessed by a owning thread
Core Metrics
| state | generic_singleton | threadcell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 56 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 16.7M | 168.5K | 32.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 495.5K | 28.7K | 0 |
| Dependents | 720 | 20 | 13 |
| Releases | 17 | 14 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 1096d ago | 54d ago | 1116d ago |
| Age | 9y 4m | 3y 8m | 3y 9m |
Health Breakdown
state
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
generic_singleton
Maintenance
15
Quality
10
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
threadcell
Maintenance
6
Quality
22
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| state | generic_singleton | threadcell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 0.5.3 | 1.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 11KB | 7KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 28.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •generic_singleton leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •state has the most downloads (16.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •state is depended on by 720 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ state, threadcell have not been updated in over a year.
- •state, generic_singleton are pre-1.0 — API may change.