Decision Workspace
jenga vs scratchpad vs talc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
jenga
growingv0.1.10
A stack based allocator
42
scratchpad
growingv1.3.1
Stack-like memory allocator with double-ended allocation support
71
talc
stablev5.0.3
A fast and flexible allocator for no_std and WebAssembly
Core Metrics
| jenga | scratchpad | talc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 42 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 17.9K | 18.3K | 521.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 12 | 27 | 75.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 128 |
| Releases | 11 | 12 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 2853d ago | 1862d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 8y 11m | 7y 11m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
jenga
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
scratchpad
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
talc
Maintenance
19
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| jenga | scratchpad | talc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.10 | 1.3.1 | 5.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 54KB | 66KB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 36.4% | 66.7% | 3.7% |
| Edition | — | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.64.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •talc leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •talc is depended on by 128 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ jenga, scratchpad have not been updated in over a year.
- •jenga is pre-1.0 — API may change.