Decision Workspace
novmforbroadcom vs vmaware vs hardened-malloc-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
novmforbroadcom
experimentalv0.2.0
VM detection library – detect hypervisors, sandboxes, and virtual machines with syscall-spoofed Windows NT calls (Hell's Gate) to evade AV/EDR hooks.
49
vmaware
experimentalv0.1.0
A cross-platform Rust library for virtual machine detection — port of VMAware (C++)
65
hardened-malloc-sys
experimentalv13.0.0
Rust bindings for GrapheneOS allocator
Core Metrics
| novmforbroadcom | vmaware | hardened-malloc-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 49 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 9 | 65 | 3.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 51 | 671 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Last Updated | today | 40d ago | 110d ago |
| Age | 1d | 1m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
novmforbroadcom
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
13
vmaware
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
hardened-malloc-sys
Maintenance
19
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| novmforbroadcom | vmaware | hardened-malloc-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.0 | 13.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 44KB | 40KB | 80KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63 | 1.78.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hardened-malloc-sys leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •novmforbroadcom, vmaware are pre-1.0 — API may change.