Decision Workspace
structbuf vs tinyvec vs array-bytes
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
structbuf
growingv0.3.4
Capacity-limited structured data buffer
76
tinyvec
stablev1.11.0
`tinyvec` provides 100% safe vec-like data structures.
60
array-bytes
growingv9.3.0
A collection of Array/Bytes/Hex utilities with full No-STD compatibility.
Core Metrics
| structbuf | tinyvec | array-bytes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 76 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 11.6K | 447.2M | 12.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 96 | 27.5M | 617.8K |
| Dependents | 17 | 2.9K | 2.2K |
| Releases | 7 | 38 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 1134d ago | 13d ago | 296d ago |
| Age | 3y 3m | 6y 2m | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
structbuf
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
tinyvec
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
array-bytes
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| structbuf | tinyvec | array-bytes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.4 | 1.11.0 | 9.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MPL-2.0 | Zlib OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0/GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 53KB | 40KB |
| Features | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.6% | 2.4% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.56 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tinyvec leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tinyvec is depended on by 2.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ structbuf has not been updated in over a year.
- •structbuf is pre-1.0 — API may change.