# SimpleEnum - Use Enumerations in Elixir

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/simpleenum-use-enumerations-in-elixir/44833>\
**Category:** Announcing\
**Tags:** library, enum, constants\
**Created:** [December 26, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/simpleenum-use-enumerations-in-elixir/44833 "2021-12-26T15:04:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![thiagomajesk](https://forum.elixirforum.com/user_avatar/forum.elixirforum.com/thiagomajesk/32/31904_2.png) [@thiagomajesk](https://forum.elixirforum.com/u/thiagomajesk)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/simpleenum-use-enumerations-in-elixir/44833/2 "2021-12-26T15:26:41Z")

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Hi @ImNotAVirus! Cool project… Could you elaborate on how is `simple_enum` different from existing packages like [`ecto_enum`](https://github.com/gjaldon/ecto_enum) and the native [`Ecto.Enum`](https://hexdocs.pm/ecto/Ecto.Enum.html) module? I’ve been using `ecto_enum` for some time now and have been meaning to migrate to the new native `Ecto.Enum`. I think a comparison would be great to understand the value proposition of your package. Cheers!

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