Decision Workspace
ring-vec vs circular-queue vs ring_buffer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
ring-vec
growingv0.1.1
A zero-dependency, no-std compatible, producer-consumer, fixed-size, item-oriented ring buffer backed by a vector.
53
circular-queue
growingv0.2.7
A circular buffer-like queue.
48
ring_buffer
growingv2.0.2
RingBuffer is a queue with added random access.
Core Metrics
| ring-vec | circular-queue | ring_buffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 53 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 3.7K | 1.3M | 61.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 23 | 31.0K | 371 |
| Dependents | 2 | 122 | 4 |
| Releases | 2 | 11 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 2052d ago | 378d ago | 1729d ago |
| Age | 5y 7m | 8y 8m | 6y 8m |
Health Breakdown
ring-vec
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
circular-queue
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
ring_buffer
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ring-vec | circular-queue | ring_buffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.2.7 | 2.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 12KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2015 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •circular-queue leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •circular-queue is depended on by 122 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ring-vec, circular-queue, ring_buffer have not been updated in over a year.
- •ring-vec, circular-queue are pre-1.0 — API may change.