Decision Workspace
cactusref vs jrsonnet-gcmodule vs by_address
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
cactusref
growingv0.5.0
Cycle-aware reference counting smart pointer
60
jrsonnet-gcmodule
growingv0.5.0
Cyclic garbage collection inspired by CPython's gc implementation.
56
by_address
growingv1.2.1
Wrapper for comparing and hashing pointers by address
Core Metrics
| cactusref | jrsonnet-gcmodule | by_address | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 60 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 8.3K | 792.9K | 13.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 151.9K | 1.4M |
| Dependents | 0 | 107 | 664 |
| Releases | 6 | 16 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 932d ago | 69d ago | 838d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 4y 1m | 8y 8m |
Health Breakdown
cactusref
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
jrsonnet-gcmodule
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
by_address
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| cactusref | jrsonnet-gcmodule | by_address | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.5.0 | 1.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 34KB | 37KB | 8KB |
| Features | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.77.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •jrsonnet-gcmodule leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •by_address has the most downloads (13.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •by_address is depended on by 664 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cactusref, by_address have not been updated in over a year.
- •cactusref, jrsonnet-gcmodule are pre-1.0 — API may change.