Decision Workspace
bsalloc vs talc vs snmalloc-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
bsalloc
growingv0.1.0
A simple general-purpose allocator used to bootstrap other allocators.
71
talc
stablev5.0.3
A fast and flexible allocator for no_std and WebAssembly
69
snmalloc-rs
growingv0.7.4
rust bindings of snmalloc.
Core Metrics
| bsalloc | talc | snmalloc-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 71 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 3.8K | 521.6K | 9.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 42 | 75.0K | 97.8K |
| Dependents | 1 | 128 | 226 |
| Releases | 1 | 27 | 43 |
| Last Updated | 3128d ago | 2d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 8y 6m | 2y 8m | 6y 2m |
Health Breakdown
bsalloc
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
talc
Maintenance
19
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
snmalloc-rs
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| bsalloc | talc | snmalloc-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 5.0.3 | 0.7.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 66KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.64.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •talc leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •snmalloc-rs has the most downloads (9.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •snmalloc-rs is depended on by 226 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bsalloc has not been updated in over a year.
- •bsalloc, snmalloc-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.