Decision Workspace
plru vs quick_cache vs cache-mod
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
plru
growingv0.1.1
Implementation of concurrent (lockless) pseudo-LRU cache replacement policy.
69
quick_cache
growingv0.7.0
Lightweight and high performance concurrent cache
59
cache-mod
experimentalv1.0.0
High-performance in-process caching with multiple eviction policies (LRU, LFU, TinyLFU, TTL, size-bounded). Async-safe, lock-minimized internals. Typed key-value API. No dependency on any external store.
Core Metrics
| plru | quick_cache | cache-mod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 69 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9K | 21.2M | 145 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.5M | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.4K | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 41 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 3342d ago | 16d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 9y 9m | 3y 11m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
plru
Maintenance
3
Quality
17
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
quick_cache
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
cache-mod
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| plru | quick_cache | cache-mod | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.7.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 66KB | 91KB |
| Features | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •quick_cache leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •quick_cache is depended on by 2.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ plru has not been updated in over a year.
- •plru, quick_cache are pre-1.0 — API may change.