Decision Workspace
hardened-malloc vs landlock vs hardened-malloc-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
hardened-malloc
experimentalv16.0.2026050401
Global allocator using GrapheneOS allocator
65
landlock
growingv0.4.5
Landlock LSM helpers
64
hardened-malloc-sys
experimentalv16.0.2026050400
Rust bindings for GrapheneOS allocator
Core Metrics
| hardened-malloc | landlock | hardened-malloc-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 65 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 5.3K | 9.4M | 5.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.4M | 0 |
| Dependents | 18 | 771 | 20 |
| Releases | 20 | 10 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 17d ago | 3d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 5m | 5y 1m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
hardened-malloc
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
landlock
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
hardened-malloc-sys
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| hardened-malloc | landlock | hardened-malloc-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 16.0.2026050401 | 0.4.5 | 16.0.2026050400 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 61KB | 84KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.78.0 | 1.71 | 1.78.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •landlock leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •landlock is depended on by 771 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •landlock is pre-1.0 — API may change.