Decision Workspace
refarena vs grift_arena vs memkit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
refarena
experimentalv0.1.0
A fast, single-threaded arena allocator with automatic reference counting in Rust.
57
grift_arena
experimentalv1.5.0
A minimal no_std, no_alloc arena allocator with garbage collection for the Grift Scheme interpreter
55
memkit
experimentalv0.2.0-beta.1
Deterministic, intent-driven memory allocation for systems requiring predictable performance
Core Metrics
| refarena | grift_arena | memkit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 57 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 19 | 648 | 458 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 24 | 13 |
| Releases | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 92d ago | 145d ago | 161d ago |
| Age | 3m | 5m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
refarena
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
8
grift_arena
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
memkit
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| refarena | grift_arena | memkit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.5.0 | 0.2.0-beta.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 29KB | 40KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •grift_arena leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •refarena, memkit are pre-1.0 — API may change.