Decision Workspace
malloced vs mbox vs malloc-bind
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
malloced
growingv1.3.1
A malloc-ed box pointer type.
48
mbox
growingv0.7.1
malloc-based box. Supports wrapping pointers or null-terminated strings returned from malloc as a Rust type, which will be free'd on drop.
36
malloc-bind
growingv0.1.0
A tool to implement the C malloc API using a Rust allocator.
Core Metrics
| malloced | mbox | malloc-bind | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 48 | 36 |
| Total Downloads | 635.5K | 2.8M | 2.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 22.7K | 137.1K | 0 |
| Dependents | 5 | 66 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 18 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1232d ago | 857d ago | 3236d ago |
| Age | 5y 7m | 10y | 8y 10m |
Health Breakdown
malloced
Maintenance
4
Quality
23
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
mbox
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
malloc-bind
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| malloced | mbox | malloc-bind | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.1 | 0.7.1 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 16KB | 6KB |
| Features | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 88.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | 1.64 | 1.36.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •malloced leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mbox has the most downloads (2.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ malloced, mbox, malloc-bind have not been updated in over a year.
- •mbox, malloc-bind are pre-1.0 — API may change.