Decision Workspace
mem-find vs memview vs procfs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
mem-find
growingv0.2.0
Searches the memory of a process (haystack) for a string (needle).
51
memview
experimentalv1.0.6
Linux-only ncdu-like TUI for attributing RAM across processes, tmpfs, shm, and kernel counters
62
procfs
growingv0.18.0
Interface to the linux procfs pseudo-filesystem
Core Metrics
| mem-find | memview | procfs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 51 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4K | 72 | 59.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 4.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 3.5K |
| Releases | 2 | 6 | 51 |
| Last Updated | 444d ago | 30d ago | 269d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 1m | 7y 11m |
Health Breakdown
mem-find
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
memview
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
procfs
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| mem-find | memview | procfs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.0.6 | 0.18.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 8 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 49KB | 74KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.95 | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •procfs leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •procfs is depended on by 3.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ mem-find has not been updated in over a year.
- •mem-find, procfs are pre-1.0 — API may change.