Decision Workspace
baby-mimalloc vs system-mimalloc vs talc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
baby-mimalloc
growingv0.2.1
Mimalloc implemented in Rust (not a binding to the C library) with only basic features.
47
system-mimalloc
growingv1.0.1
Use the system's shared mimalloc library as allocator
71
talc
stablev5.0.3
A fast and flexible allocator for no_std and WebAssembly
Core Metrics
| baby-mimalloc | system-mimalloc | talc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 47 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 17.7K | 3.7K | 521.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 932 | 198 | 75.0K |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 128 |
| Releases | 4 | 3 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 465d ago | 471d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 1y 3m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
baby-mimalloc
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
system-mimalloc
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
talc
Maintenance
19
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| baby-mimalloc | system-mimalloc | talc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 1.0.1 | 5.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR MIT-0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 5KB | 66KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2015 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.38 | 1.64.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •talc leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •talc is depended on by 128 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ baby-mimalloc, system-mimalloc have not been updated in over a year.
- •baby-mimalloc is pre-1.0 — API may change.