Decision Workspace
memory-balloon vs checkers vs get-size2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
memory-balloon
growingv0.1.0
Memory filling tool. Allocates a chunk of memory of a specified size and tries to make sure the OS keeps it in main memory, and not the swap.
61
checkers
growingv0.7.1
A sanity checker for global allocations.
58
get-size2
growingv0.7.4
Determine the size in bytes an object occupies inside RAM.
Core Metrics
| memory-balloon | checkers | get-size2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 61 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9K | 354.8K | 1.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 14.1K | 420.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 251 | 110 |
| Releases | 1 | 24 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 2449d ago | 197d ago | 61d ago |
| Age | 6y 8m | 6y 2m | 1y 6m |
Health Breakdown
memory-balloon
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
checkers
Maintenance
10
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
14
get-size2
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| memory-balloon | checkers | get-size2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.7.1 | 0.7.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0/MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 20KB | 21KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.1% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.84 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •checkers leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •get-size2 has the most downloads (1.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •checkers is depended on by 251 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ memory-balloon has not been updated in over a year.