Decision Workspace
ringal vs vmcircbuf vs esp-alloc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
ringal
growingv0.4.0
Efficient ring allocator for short-lived buffers.
48
vmcircbuf
growingv0.2.8
A circular buffer that magically wraps around without any copying
71
esp-alloc
growingv0.10.0
A heap allocator for Espressif devices
Core Metrics
| ringal | vmcircbuf | esp-alloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 48 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 3.1K | 13.7K | 710.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 37.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 155 |
| Releases | 4 | 11 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 514d ago | 2210d ago | 39d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 6y | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
ringal
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
vmcircbuf
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
esp-alloc
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ringal | vmcircbuf | esp-alloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.2.8 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 7KB | 17KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •esp-alloc leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •esp-alloc is depended on by 155 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ringal, vmcircbuf have not been updated in over a year.