Decision Workspace
tampon vs pair_macro vs tiny-fn
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
tampon
stablev1.2.0
Specialized crate that contains SAFE Rust functions, macros and trait to serialize / deserialize data structure and/or object in packed bytes.
51
pair_macro
growingv0.1.5
Create types consisting of the same type values such that Pair, Triplet, and so on.
48
tiny-fn
growingv0.1.9
Type erased closures on stack
Core Metrics
| tampon | pair_macro | tiny-fn | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 51 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 8.7K | 563.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 19 | 48 | 66.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 2 | 101 |
| Releases | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Last Updated | today | 45d ago | 273d ago |
| Age | 3y 8m | 5y 4m | 3y 7m |
Health Breakdown
tampon
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
pair_macro
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
tiny-fn
Maintenance
6
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| tampon | pair_macro | tiny-fn | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 | 0.1.5 | 0.1.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 199KB | 7KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tampon leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tiny-fn has the most downloads (563.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tiny-fn is depended on by 101 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •pair_macro, tiny-fn are pre-1.0 — API may change.