Decision Workspace
ipc-queue vs spmcq vs circular-buffer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
ipc-queue
growingv0.5.2
An implementation of FIFO queue described in fortanix-sgx-abi used for asynchronous usercalls.
34
spmcq
growingv0.1.0
A Rust library for a thread-safe single-producer, multiple-consumer bounded ring buffer (FIFO queue)
70
circular-buffer
stablev2.0.0
Efficient circular buffer implementation
Core Metrics
| ipc-queue | spmcq | circular-buffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 34 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 101.2K | 2.0K | 3.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 4.9K | 0 | 169.5K |
| Dependents | 16 | 0 | 224 |
| Releases | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 31d ago | 903d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 5y 10m | 2y 5m | 3y 5m |
Health Breakdown
ipc-queue
Maintenance
15
Quality
10
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
spmcq
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
circular-buffer
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ipc-queue | spmcq | circular-buffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.2 | 0.1.0 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 8KB | 48KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 11.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.93.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •circular-buffer leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •circular-buffer is depended on by 224 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ spmcq has not been updated in over a year.
- •ipc-queue, spmcq are pre-1.0 — API may change.