Decision Workspace
protected vs shadow-rs vs hf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
protected
growingv0.0.0
Basic types to avoid accidental leaks
69
shadow-rs
stablev2.0.0
A build-time information stored in your rust project
54
hf
growingv0.6.0
Cross-platform hidden file library and utility
Core Metrics
| protected | shadow-rs | hf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 69 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 9.0M | 35.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 322.9K | 932 |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.7K | 14 |
| Releases | 1 | 130 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 1773d ago | 82d ago | 168d ago |
| Age | 4y 10m | 5y 11m | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
protected
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
shadow-rs
Maintenance
14
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
hf
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| protected | shadow-rs | hf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 2.0.0 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense | MIT AND Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 1KB | 36KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shadow-rs leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shadow-rs is depended on by 2.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ protected has not been updated in over a year.
- •protected, hf are pre-1.0 — API may change.