Decision Workspace
grift_arena vs emballoc vs arena-box
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
grift_arena
experimentalv1.5.0
A minimal no_std, no_alloc arena allocator with garbage collection for the Grift Scheme interpreter
47
emballoc
growingv0.3.0
Simple but reliable memory allocator for embedded Rust and #![no_std]
44
arena-box
experimentalv0.2.1
A Rust smart pointer that allocates memory in a self-managed arena.
Core Metrics
| grift_arena | emballoc | arena-box | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 47 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 283 | 14.6K | 374 |
| 30d Downloads | 108 | 197 | 5 |
| Dependents | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 37d ago | 556d ago | 150d ago |
| Age | 1m | 3y 7m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
grift_arena
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
emballoc
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
arena-box
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| grift_arena | emballoc | arena-box | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.0 | 0.3.0 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 25KB | 6KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| 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 has not been updated in over a year.
- •emballoc, arena-box are pre-1.0 — API may change.