Decision Workspace
comet-gc vs comet-api vs gc-lang
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
comet-gc
growingv0.1.3
Garbage collection library for implementing VMs in Rust
32
comet-api
growingv0.1.0
Wrapper over comet-gc to simplity usage
54
gc-lang
experimentalv1.0.0
Garbage collector for interpreted-language runtimes.
Core Metrics
| comet-gc | comet-api | gc-lang | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 32 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 3.7K | 1.7K | 42 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 1699d ago | 1717d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 4y 8m | 4y 8m | 12d |
Health Breakdown
comet-gc
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
comet-api
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
gc-lang
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| comet-gc | comet-api | gc-lang | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.1.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 7KB | 64KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gc-lang leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •comet-gc has the most downloads (3.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ comet-gc, comet-api have not been updated in over a year.
- •comet-gc, comet-api are pre-1.0 — API may change.