Decision Workspace
magnus vs helix vs solidus
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
magnus
growingv0.8.2
High level Ruby bindings. Write Ruby extension gems in Rust, or call Ruby code from a Rust binary.
42
helix
growingv0.7.5
Embed Rust in your Ruby
40
solidus
experimentalv0.1.0
A safe Rust library for writing Ruby extensions with automatic stack pinning
Core Metrics
| magnus | helix | solidus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 42 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 5.2M | 255.5K | 25 |
| 30d Downloads | 135.9K | 1.1K | 0 |
| Dependents | 118 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 27 | 15 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 279d ago | 2961d ago | 209d ago |
| Age | 4y 4m | 9y 4m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
magnus
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
helix
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
solidus
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| magnus | helix | solidus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.2 | 0.7.5 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | ISC | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 200KB | 13KB | 20KB |
| Features | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 13.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •magnus leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •magnus is depended on by 118 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ helix has not been updated in over a year.