Decision Workspace
time-c vs libc vs tiny-start
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
time-c
growingv1.0.0-alpha.2
Wrapper for time functions of C standard library
74
libc
growingv0.2.183
Raw FFI bindings to platform libraries like libc.
61
tiny-start
growingv0.1.6
Tiny start functions and symbol relocation
Core Metrics
| time-c | libc | tiny-start | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 74 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2K | 1.0B | 7.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 47 | 68.8M | 70 |
| Dependents | 5 | 120.3K | 9 |
| Releases | 2 | 199 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 522d ago | 19d ago | 43d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 11y 2m | 2y 6m |
Health Breakdown
time-c
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
7
libc
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
tiny-start
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| time-c | libc | tiny-start | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0-alpha.2 | 0.2.183 | 0.1.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSL-1.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 817KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 7 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •libc leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libc is depended on by 120.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ time-c has not been updated in over a year.
- •libc, tiny-start are pre-1.0 — API may change.