Decision Workspace
defrag vs ruvix-dma vs lite-alloc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
defrag
growingv0.1.4
safe and low overhead defragmenting memory manager for microcontrollers
47
ruvix-dma
experimentalv0.1.0
DMA controller abstraction 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
| defrag | ruvix-dma | lite-alloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 47 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 9.6K | 14 | 68 |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 14 | 17 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 3222d ago | 13d ago | 98d ago |
| Age | 9y 6m | 13d | 3m |
Health Breakdown
defrag
Maintenance
3
Quality
17
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
ruvix-dma
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
12
lite-alloc
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| defrag | ruvix-dma | lite-alloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 24KB | 22KB | 30KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ruvix-dma leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •defrag has the most downloads (9.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ defrag has not been updated in over a year.