Decision Workspace
auto-allocator vs malloc-best-effort vs mimalloc-safe
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
auto-allocator
experimentalv0.1.0
Zero-configuration automatic memory allocator selection based on runtime hardware analysis and performance research
46
malloc-best-effort
experimentalv0.1.4
A Rust wrapper over Google's TCMalloc and Microsoft's MIMalloc memory allocators
66
mimalloc-safe
growingv0.1.56
Performance and security oriented drop-in allocator
Core Metrics
| auto-allocator | malloc-best-effort | mimalloc-safe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 46 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 5.7K | 294.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 91 | 2.0K | 48.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 806 |
| Releases | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 270d ago | 286d ago | 75d ago |
| Age | 9m | 10m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
auto-allocator
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
malloc-best-effort
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
mimalloc-safe
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| auto-allocator | malloc-best-effort | mimalloc-safe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.4 | 0.1.56 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR MPL-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 48KB | 6KB | 7KB |
| Features | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mimalloc-safe leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mimalloc-safe is depended on by 806 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.