Decision Workspace
lite-alloc vs talc vs chopalloc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
lite-alloc
experimentalv0.1.0
A lightweight, single-threaded memory allocator designed for WebAssembly and embedded systems.
67
talc
stablev5.0.3
A fast and flexible allocator for no_std and WebAssembly
43
chopalloc
growingv1.0.0
A minimal, no_std buddy allocator for embedded systems and bare-metal environments with optional O(1) bitmap optimization
Core Metrics
| lite-alloc | talc | chopalloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 67 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 100 | 724.3K | 36 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 118.3K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 157d ago | 61d ago | 204d ago |
| Age | 5m | 2y 10m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
lite-alloc
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
talc
Maintenance
15
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
chopalloc
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| lite-alloc | talc | chopalloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 5.0.3 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 66KB | 17KB |
| Features | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.64.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •talc leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •talc is depended on by 147 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •lite-alloc is pre-1.0 — API may change.