Decision Workspace
chopalloc vs ruvix-physmem vs lite-alloc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
chopalloc
experimentalv1.0.0
A minimal, no_std buddy allocator for embedded systems and bare-metal environments with optional O(1) bitmap optimization
48
ruvix-physmem
experimentalv0.1.0
Physical memory allocator for RuVix Cognition Kernel (ADR-087)
44
lite-alloc
experimentalv0.1.0
A lightweight, single-threaded memory allocator designed for WebAssembly and embedded systems.
Core Metrics
| chopalloc | ruvix-physmem | lite-alloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 48 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 34 | 14 | 68 |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 14 | 18 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 145d ago | 13d ago | 98d ago |
| Age | 4m | 13d | 3m |
Health Breakdown
chopalloc
Maintenance
6
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
ruvix-physmem
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
12
lite-alloc
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| chopalloc | ruvix-physmem | lite-alloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 28KB | 30KB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.77 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ruvix-physmem leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lite-alloc has the most downloads (68), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ruvix-physmem, lite-alloc are pre-1.0 — API may change.