Decision Workspace
boxcar vs papaya vs virtual-buffer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
boxcar
growingv0.2.14
A concurrent, append-only vector
60
papaya
growingv0.2.4
A fast and ergonomic concurrent hash-table for read-heavy workloads.
59
virtual-buffer
growingv2.0.0
A cross-platform library for dealing with buffers backed by raw virtual memory
Core Metrics
| boxcar | papaya | virtual-buffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 60 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 19.0M | 5.4M | 10.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.7M | 762.6K | 0 |
| Dependents | 490 | 798 | 3 |
| Releases | 16 | 16 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 286d ago | 57d ago | 108d ago |
| Age | 4y 2m | 4y 6m | 1y 11m |
Health Breakdown
boxcar
Maintenance
8
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
papaya
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
virtual-buffer
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| boxcar | papaya | virtual-buffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.14 | 0.2.4 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 68KB | 56KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 6.3% | 18.8% | 60.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.72.0 | 1.72.0 | 1.87.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •papaya leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •boxcar has the most downloads (19.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •papaya is depended on by 798 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •boxcar, papaya are pre-1.0 — API may change.