Decision Workspace
load-buffer vs ringbuffer vs ab-aligned-buffer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
load-buffer
growingv1.0.0
Crate for loading data into a fixed-sized buffer. Similar to BufRead, but allowing static or dynamic sizes, and no_std use.
54
ringbuffer
growingv0.16.0
A fixed-size circular buffer
40
ab-aligned-buffer
experimentalv0.1.0
Efficient abstraction for memory buffers aligned to 16 bytes (u128) with both owned and shared variants
Core Metrics
| load-buffer | ringbuffer | ab-aligned-buffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 54 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 6.3K | 4.3M | 14 |
| 30d Downloads | 67 | 362.1K | 14 |
| Dependents | 8 | 291 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 31 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 861d ago | 259d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 2y 4m | 6y 9m | 14d |
Health Breakdown
load-buffer
Maintenance
10
Quality
23
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
ringbuffer
Maintenance
9
Quality
11
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
ab-aligned-buffer
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| load-buffer | ringbuffer | ab-aligned-buffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.16.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT | 0BSD |
| Dependencies | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 31KB | 6KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 35.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.79 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •load-buffer leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ringbuffer has the most downloads (4.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ringbuffer is depended on by 291 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ load-buffer has not been updated in over a year.
- •ringbuffer, ab-aligned-buffer are pre-1.0 — API may change.