Decision Workspace
windows-detours vs winsafe vs ntapi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
windows-detours
experimentalv0.1.0
Safe Rust bindings to Microsoft Detours
63
winsafe
growingv0.0.27
Windows API and GUI in safe, idiomatic Rust.
61
ntapi
growingv0.4.3
FFI bindings for Native API
Core Metrics
| windows-detours | winsafe | ntapi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 63 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 19 | 31.4M | 76.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 19 | 3.0M | 5.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 52 | 903 |
| Releases | 1 | 27 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 22d ago | 85d ago | 45d ago |
| Age | 22d | 6y 5m | 7y 6m |
Health Breakdown
windows-detours
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
winsafe
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
ntapi
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| windows-detours | winsafe | ntapi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.0.27 | 0.4.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 513KB | 596KB | 127KB |
| Features | 0 | 20 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •winsafe leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ntapi has the most downloads (76.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ntapi is depended on by 903 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.