Decision Workspace
flamegraph vs inferno vs cargo-heaptrack
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
flamegraph
growingv0.6.12
A simple cargo subcommand for generating flamegraphs, using inferno under the hood
59
inferno
growingv0.12.6
Rust port of the FlameGraph performance profiling tool suite
36
cargo-heaptrack
growingv0.1.0
cargo subcommand for generating heaptrack flamegraphs
Core Metrics
| flamegraph | inferno | cargo-heaptrack | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 59 | 36 |
| Total Downloads | 667.2K | 40.0M | 2.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 72.7K | 2.7M | 0 |
| Dependents | 157 | 794 | 0 |
| Releases | 31 | 62 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 47d ago | 85d ago | 1033d ago |
| Age | 7y 2m | 7y 4m | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
flamegraph
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
inferno
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
cargo-heaptrack
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| flamegraph | inferno | cargo-heaptrack | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.12 | 0.12.6 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | CDDL-1.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 23 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 662KB | 113KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.86 | 1.71.0 | — |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •flamegraph leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •inferno has the most downloads (40.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •inferno is depended on by 794 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cargo-heaptrack has not been updated in over a year.