Decision Workspace
cheapalloc vs embedded-huffman vs embedded-heatshrink
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
cheapalloc
growingv0.1.0
Provides a GlobalAlloc hooked up to libc malloc/free, to use an existing CRT heap
49
embedded-huffman
growingv0.1.4
A paginated, streaming library for Huffman coding on embedded.
39
embedded-heatshrink
growingv0.1.0
A Rust port of the heatshrink library for data compression in embedded systems.
Core Metrics
| cheapalloc | embedded-huffman | embedded-heatshrink | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 49 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9K | 5.5K | 2.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 55 | 30 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Releases | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1974d ago | 501d ago | 591d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 1y 4m | 1y 7m |
Health Breakdown
cheapalloc
Maintenance
1
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
embedded-huffman
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
embedded-heatshrink
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| cheapalloc | embedded-huffman | embedded-heatshrink | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.4 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0/MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 19KB | 5.4MB |
| Features | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •embedded-huffman leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ cheapalloc, embedded-huffman, embedded-heatshrink have not been updated in over a year.