Decision Workspace
synext vs synthez vs attribute-derive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
synext
growingv0.3.0
A simple extension library for syn crate to help developers quickly develop derive macros
58
synthez
growingv0.4.0
Steroids for `syn`, `quote` and `proc-macro2` crates.
57
attribute-derive
growingv0.10.5
Clap like parsing for attributes in proc-macros
Core Metrics
| synext | synthez | attribute-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 58 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 5.7K | 15.0M | 21.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 40 | 829.0K | 2.0M |
| Dependents | 1 | 28 | 241 |
| Releases | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 607d ago | 105d ago | 176d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 4y 9m | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
synext
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
synthez
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
attribute-derive
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| synext | synthez | attribute-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.4.0 | 0.10.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BlueOak-1.0.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 8KB | 24KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •synthez leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •attribute-derive has the most downloads (21.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •attribute-derive is depended on by 241 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ synext has not been updated in over a year.