Decision Workspace
magic-orb vs ringbuf vs concurrent-queue
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
magic-orb
experimentalv0.4.1
Implementation of thread-safe, overwrite, heap-stored, fix-sized, locking Ring buffer
63
ringbuf
growingv0.4.8
Lock-free SPSC FIFO ring buffer with direct access to inner data
60
concurrent-queue
growingv2.5.0
Concurrent multi-producer multi-consumer queue
Core Metrics
| magic-orb | ringbuf | concurrent-queue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 63 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 842 | 10.9M | 208.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 653.1K | 15.4M |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.3K | 1.0K |
| Releases | 6 | 40 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 131d ago | 92d ago | 700d ago |
| Age | 6m | 7y 2m | 5y 10m |
Health Breakdown
magic-orb
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
ringbuf
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
concurrent-queue
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| magic-orb | ringbuf | concurrent-queue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.4.8 | 2.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 32KB | 23KB |
| Features | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 15.0% | 6.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ringbuf leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •concurrent-queue has the most downloads (208.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ringbuf is depended on by 1.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ concurrent-queue has not been updated in over a year.
- •magic-orb, ringbuf are pre-1.0 — API may change.