Decision Workspace
ringtail vs circular-buffer vs ipc-queue
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
ringtail
growingv0.3.0
Efficient ring buffer for byte buffers, FIFO queues, and SPSC channels
64
circular-buffer
growingv1.2.0
Efficient, fixed-size, overwriting circular buffer
62
ipc-queue
growingv0.5.0
An implementation of FIFO queue described in fortanix-sgx-abi used for asynchronous usercalls.
Core Metrics
| ringtail | circular-buffer | ipc-queue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 64 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 20.9K | 2.5M | 78.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 53 | 463.6K | 4.4K |
| Dependents | 2 | 195 | 11 |
| Releases | 6 | 13 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 2787d ago | 200d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 8y 1m | 3y 1m | 5y 6m |
Health Breakdown
ringtail
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
circular-buffer
Maintenance
11
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
ipc-queue
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ringtail | circular-buffer | ipc-queue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.2.0 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 40KB | 15KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •circular-buffer leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •circular-buffer is depended on by 195 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ringtail has not been updated in over a year.
- •ringtail, ipc-queue are pre-1.0 — API may change.