Decision Workspace
ash-alloc vs vk-mem vs vk-mem-alloc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
ash-alloc
growingv2.3.1
A segregated list memory allocator for Vulkan, but for Ash
51
vk-mem
growingv0.5.0
Rust ffi bindings and idiomatic wrapper for AMD Vulkan Memory Allocator (VMA)
43
vk-mem-alloc
growingv0.2.0
A very lightweight wrapper around the Vulkan Memory Allocator
Core Metrics
| ash-alloc | vk-mem | vk-mem-alloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 51 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8K | 121.2K | 4.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 4.4K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 135 | 3 |
| Releases | 2 | 16 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 523d ago | 287d ago | 1247d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 7y 5m | 3y 9m |
Health Breakdown
ash-alloc
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
vk-mem
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
vk-mem-alloc
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ash-alloc | vk-mem | vk-mem-alloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.3.1 | 0.5.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Zlib OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 1.7MB | 8KB |
| Features | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 50.0% | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vk-mem leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vk-mem is depended on by 135 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ash-alloc, vk-mem-alloc have not been updated in over a year.
- •vk-mem, vk-mem-alloc are pre-1.0 — API may change.