Decision Workspace
circular-buffer vs elasticq vs fixed_circular_buffer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
64
circular-buffer
growingv1.2.0
Efficient, fixed-size, overwriting circular buffer
50
elasticq
experimentalv0.3.0
Thread-safe, dynamically resizable queues with lock-based and lock-free implementations for high-throughput scenarios
38
fixed_circular_buffer
growingv0.2.2
A queue (the abstract data structure) implemented using a fixed size circular buffer
Core Metrics
| circular-buffer | elasticq | fixed_circular_buffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 64 | 50 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 2.5M | 1.6K | 7.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 484.4K | 8 | 20 |
| Dependents | 195 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 13 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 200d ago | 106d ago | 3759d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 10m | 10y 7m |
Health Breakdown
circular-buffer
Maintenance
11
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
elasticq
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
fixed_circular_buffer
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| circular-buffer | elasticq | fixed_circular_buffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 | 0.3.0 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT | LGPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 40KB | 84KB | 5KB |
| Features | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | 1.87 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •circular-buffer leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •circular-buffer is depended on by 195 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ fixed_circular_buffer has not been updated in over a year.
- •elasticq, fixed_circular_buffer are pre-1.0 — API may change.