Decision Workspace
bort-vma vs vk-mem vs vk-mem-alloc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
bort-vma
growingv0.3.5
Rust ffi bindings and idiomatic wrapper for AMD Vulkan Memory Allocator (VMA)
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
| bort-vma | vk-mem | vk-mem-alloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 51 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 7.5K | 121.2K | 4.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 4.4K | 0 |
| Dependents | 9 | 135 | 3 |
| Releases | 6 | 16 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 30d ago | 287d ago | 1247d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 7y 5m | 3y 9m |
Health Breakdown
bort-vma
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
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
| bort-vma | vk-mem | vk-mem-alloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.5 | 0.5.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 327KB | 1.7MB | 8KB |
| Features | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bort-vma leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vk-mem has the most downloads (121.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •vk-mem is depended on by 135 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ vk-mem-alloc has not been updated in over a year.