Decision Workspace
gpu-allocator vs memkit-gpu vs vk-mem
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
gpu-allocator
growingv0.28.0
Memory allocator for GPU memory in Vulkan and DirectX 12
57
memkit-gpu
experimentalv0.2.0-beta.1
Backend-agnostic GPU memory management for memkit
52
vk-mem
growingv0.5.0
Rust ffi bindings and idiomatic wrapper for AMD Vulkan Memory Allocator (VMA)
Core Metrics
| gpu-allocator | memkit-gpu | vk-mem | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 57 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 7.4M | 156 | 113.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 967.5K | 40 | 3.4K |
| Dependents | 455 | 5 | 126 |
| Releases | 31 | 4 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 182d ago | 53d ago | 228d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 3m | 7y 3m |
Health Breakdown
gpu-allocator
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
memkit-gpu
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
vk-mem
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| gpu-allocator | memkit-gpu | vk-mem | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.28.0 | 0.2.0-beta.1 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 55KB | 15KB | 1.7MB |
| Features | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 6.5% | 0.0% | 6.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.71 | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gpu-allocator leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gpu-allocator is depended on by 455 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.