Decision Workspace
rstmdb vs salamander-db vs wal-db
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
rstmdb
experimentalv0.2.0
A state machine database with WAL durability
47
salamander-db
experimentalv0.1.1
Embedded event-sourcing engine with instant recovery — the append-only log is the only durable structure.
61
wal-db
experimentalv1.0.0
Write-ahead log primitive for Rust storage engines. Durable, recoverable, lock-free append path. The WAL substrate under lsm-db, txn-db, raft-io, and Hive DB.
Core Metrics
| rstmdb | salamander-db | wal-db | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 47 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 57 | 10 | 173 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Releases | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 117d ago | today | 38d ago |
| Age | 5m | 1d | 1m |
Health Breakdown
rstmdb
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
8
salamander-db
Maintenance
14
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
wal-db
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rstmdb | salamander-db | wal-db | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.1 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | BUSL-1.1 | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 269KB | 117KB | 129KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.90 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wal-db leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rstmdb, salamander-db are pre-1.0 — API may change.