Decision Workspace
emballoc vs grift_arena vs zigzag-alloc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
emballoc
growingv0.3.0
Simple but reliable memory allocator for embedded Rust and #![no_std]
57
grift_arena
experimentalv1.5.0
A minimal no_std, no_alloc arena allocator with garbage collection for the Grift Scheme interpreter
53
zigzag-alloc
experimentalv1.0.5
A collection of explicit memory allocators and collections inspired by Zig
Core Metrics
| emballoc | grift_arena | zigzag-alloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 57 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 15.6K | 648 | 140 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 664d ago | 145d ago | 83d ago |
| Age | 3y 10m | 5m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
emballoc
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
grift_arena
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
zigzag-alloc
Maintenance
14
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| emballoc | grift_arena | zigzag-alloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.5.0 | 1.0.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 29KB | 54KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.57 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •grift_arena leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •emballoc has the most downloads (15.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ emballoc has not been updated in over a year.
- •emballoc is pre-1.0 — API may change.