Decision Workspace
fixed_circular_buffer vs circular-buffer vs kraquen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
fixed_circular_buffer
growingv0.2.2
A queue (the abstract data structure) implemented using a fixed size circular buffer
64
circular-buffer
growingv1.2.0
Efficient, fixed-size, overwriting circular buffer
44
kraquen
experimentalv0.1.0
A fast, thread-safe, and highly ergonomic generic queue with dual modes and bounded eviction.
Core Metrics
| fixed_circular_buffer | circular-buffer | kraquen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 64 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 7.2K | 2.5M | 14 |
| 30d Downloads | 20 | 484.4K | 14 |
| Dependents | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 3759d ago | 200d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 10y 7m | 3y 1m | 12d |
Health Breakdown
fixed_circular_buffer
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
circular-buffer
Maintenance
11
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
kraquen
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| fixed_circular_buffer | circular-buffer | kraquen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 1.2.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-3.0 | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 40KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2024 |
| 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.
- •fixed_circular_buffer, kraquen are pre-1.0 — API may change.