Decision Workspace
test-strategy vs proptest-derive vs derive_arbitrary
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
test-strategy
growingv0.4.5
Procedural macro to easily write higher-order strategies in proptest.
71
proptest-derive
growingv0.8.0
Custom-derive for the Arbitrary trait of proptest.
69
derive_arbitrary
growingv1.4.2
Derives arbitrary traits
Core Metrics
| test-strategy | proptest-derive | derive_arbitrary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 71 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 3.8M | 16.3M | 69.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 216.7K | 1.1M | 6.3M |
| Dependents | 1.6K | 6.4K | 460 |
| Releases | 13 | 12 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 44d ago | 51d ago | 225d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 8y 3m | 7y 5m |
Health Breakdown
test-strategy
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
proptest-derive
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
derive_arbitrary
Maintenance
9
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| test-strategy | proptest-derive | derive_arbitrary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.5 | 0.8.0 | 1.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 51KB | 61KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.82.0 | 1.84 | 1.63.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •proptest-derive leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •derive_arbitrary has the most downloads (69.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •proptest-derive is depended on by 6.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •test-strategy, proptest-derive are pre-1.0 — API may change.