Decision Workspace
interb vs bumpalo vs talc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
interb
experimentalv0.1.1
A high-performance, thread-safe string interner backed by a concurrent bump allocator.
72
bumpalo
stablev3.20.3
A fast bump allocation arena for Rust.
69
talc
stablev5.0.4
A fast and flexible allocator for no_std and WebAssembly
Core Metrics
| interb | bumpalo | talc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 72 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1K | 468.0M | 1.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 24.7M | 118.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 10.8K | 176 |
| Releases | 2 | 56 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 278d ago | 52d ago | 25d ago |
| Age | 9m | 7y 7m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
interb
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
bumpalo
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
talc
Maintenance
17
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| interb | bumpalo | talc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 3.20.3 | 5.0.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 99KB | 74KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 23.2% | 3.6% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71.1 | 1.64.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bumpalo leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bumpalo is depended on by 10.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •interb is pre-1.0 — API may change.