Decision Workspace
vec1 vs vecmin vs tinyvec
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
vec1
growingv1.12.1
a std Vec wrapper assuring that it has at least 1 element
48
vecmin
experimentalv0.1.0
Provides a `VecMin` and `VecOne` newtype wrapper around `Vec` that enforces a minimum length at compile time.
76
tinyvec
stablev1.11.0
`tinyvec` provides 100% safe vec-like data structures.
Core Metrics
| vec1 | vecmin | tinyvec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 48 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 6.6M | 15 | 447.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 673.1K | 4 | 28.5M |
| Dependents | 1.2K | 0 | 2.9K |
| Releases | 17 | 1 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 671d ago | 32d ago | 13d ago |
| Age | 7y 9m | 1m | 6y 2m |
Health Breakdown
vec1
Maintenance
4
Quality
22
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
vecmin
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
tinyvec
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| vec1 | vecmin | tinyvec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.12.1 | 0.1.0 | 1.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Zlib OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 34KB | 7KB | 53KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.71.1 | 1.87 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •tinyvec leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tinyvec is depended on by 2.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ vec1 has not been updated in over a year.
- •vecmin is pre-1.0 — API may change.