Decision Workspace
phper-alloc vs arborium-php vs ext-php-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
phper-alloc
growingv0.16.1
Alloc related items for phper crate.
64
arborium-php
experimentalv2.16.0
PHP grammar for arborium (tree-sitter bindings)
62
ext-php-rs
growingv0.15.7
Bindings for the Zend API to build PHP extensions natively in Rust.
Core Metrics
| phper-alloc | arborium-php | ext-php-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 64 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 67.9K | 16.7K | 303.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.5K | 9.1K | 23.0K |
| Dependents | 34 | 48 | 66 |
| Releases | 31 | 48 | 52 |
| Last Updated | 170d ago | 16d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 6y 2m | 3m | 4y 12m |
Health Breakdown
phper-alloc
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
arborium-php
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
ext-php-rs
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| phper-alloc | arborium-php | ext-php-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.16.1 | 2.16.0 | 0.15.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MulanPSL-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 328KB | 269KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arborium-php leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ext-php-rs has the most downloads (303.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •phper-alloc, ext-php-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.