Decision Workspace
boxcar vs virtual-buffer vs horde
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
boxcar
growingv0.2.14
A concurrent, append-only vector
62
virtual-buffer
stablev2.0.0
A cross-platform library for dealing with buffers backed by raw virtual memory
52
horde
growingv0.1.2
a horde of threads
Core Metrics
| boxcar | virtual-buffer | horde | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 62 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 15.7M | 9.3K | 3.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.2M | 331 | 96 |
| Dependents | 418 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 16 | 5 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 226d ago | 49d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 4y | 1y 9m | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
boxcar
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
virtual-buffer
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
horde
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| boxcar | virtual-buffer | horde | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.14 | 2.0.0 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 56KB | 38KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 6.3% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.72.0 | 1.87.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •virtual-buffer leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •boxcar has the most downloads (15.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •boxcar is depended on by 418 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •boxcar, horde are pre-1.0 — API may change.