Decision Workspace
ringal vs vmcircbuf vs talc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
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
talc
stablev5.0.3
A fast and flexible allocator for no_std and WebAssembly
Core Metrics
| ringal | vmcircbuf | talc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 48 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 3.1K | 13.7K | 521.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 15 | 77.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 128 |
| Releases | 4 | 11 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 455d ago | 2151d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 5y 11m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
ringal
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
vmcircbuf
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
talc
Maintenance
19
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ringal | vmcircbuf | talc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.2.8 | 5.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 7KB | 66KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.64.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •talc leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •talc is depended on by 128 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ringal, vmcircbuf have not been updated in over a year.
- •ringal, vmcircbuf are pre-1.0 — API may change.