Crates / Compare / libc vs rusqlite
Rust crates side by side · data Oct 24, 2026
libc vs rusqlite
Short answerBy steady daily use, libc is bigger: 4,964,021 real downloads a day against 505,001 for rusqlite (9.8x). 17,338 crates depend on libc and 5,597 on rusqlite. libc last shipped 8 days ago, rusqlite 3 months ago.
libc
FoundationalFoundational and steady.
17,338 crates depend on it; downloads don't spike on releases.
Raw FFI bindings to platform libraries like libc.
rusqlite
Widely usedWidely used and gaining.
5,597 crates depend on it; downloads don't spike on releases.
Ergonomic wrapper for SQLite
libcrusqlite · 100% = that crate's normal quiet day, so a spike to 300% is triple its usual traffic
Every number, side by side
| Same window, same method | libc | rusqlite |
|---|---|---|
| Real downloads a day | 4,964,021 | 505,001 |
| Crates that depend on it | 17,338 | 5,597 |
| Last release | 0.2.191, 8 days ago | 0.40.2, 3 months ago |
| Trend vs the field | -8% | +29% |
| Release-window share | 4.6% | 1.2% |
| Downloads in the window | 433,879,834 | 48,533,558 |
| All-time downloads | 1,835,678,620 | 133,674,828 |
| Versions published | 209 | 85 |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| MSRV | 1.65 | not set |
| First published | Jan 15, 2015 | Nov 21, 2014 |
Which to pick
- Downloads tell you what is common, not what fits. Each crate's own description above says what it is for; when the jobs differ, pick by the job.
- When both fit, prefer the one more crates depend on (libc, 17,338 dependents): more eyes, more answered questions, and you may already have it in your tree.
- Check the release dates against your own pace: libc 8 days ago, rusqlite 3 months ago.
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Method
Real downloads = the median day with no release that day or the day before, from the crates.io API (Jul 27, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026). Raw crates.io counts include CI and bots and run high (why); the method is from our 90-day study.
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