Decision Workspace
thin-dst vs slice-dst vs indyn
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
thin-dst
growingv1.1.0
Thin pointers to inline-slice dynamically sized types
50
slice-dst
growingv1.6.0
Slice-based custom DSTs
35
indyn
growingv0.0.0
Squatted; generic inline DSTs with the erasable crate once ptr_metadata is stable
Core Metrics
| thin-dst | slice-dst | indyn | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 50 | 35 |
| Total Downloads | 442.8K | 413.7K | 1.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 27.2K | 119.4K | 4 |
| Dependents | 8 | 49 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 2200d ago | 435d ago | 1720d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 6y 1m | 4y 8m |
Health Breakdown
thin-dst
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
slice-dst
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
indyn
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| thin-dst | slice-dst | indyn | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 1.6.0 | 0.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 11KB | 2KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.80 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •slice-dst leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •thin-dst has the most downloads (442.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ thin-dst, slice-dst, indyn have not been updated in over a year.
- •indyn is pre-1.0 — API may change.