Decision Workspace
emballoc vs grift_arena vs palloc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
emballoc
growingv0.3.0
Simple but reliable memory allocator for embedded Rust and #![no_std]
56
grift_arena
experimentalv1.5.0
A minimal no_std, no_alloc arena allocator with garbage collection for the Grift Scheme interpreter
47
palloc
growingv0.1.3
portable linked-list allocator for baremetal systems
Core Metrics
| emballoc | grift_arena | palloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 56 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 14.6K | 283 | 5.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 204 | 116 | 6 |
| Dependents | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 556d ago | 37d ago | 1597d ago |
| Age | 3y 7m | 1m | 4y 4m |
Health Breakdown
emballoc
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
grift_arena
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
palloc
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| emballoc | grift_arena | palloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.5.0 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 29KB | 9KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.57 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •grift_arena leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •emballoc has the most downloads (14.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ emballoc, palloc have not been updated in over a year.
- •emballoc, palloc are pre-1.0 — API may change.