Decision Workspace
rt-ring vs ringbuf vs nexus-queue
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
rt-ring
experimentalv0.1.0
Lock-free SPSC ring buffer with overwrite-oldest semantics for real-time applications
63
ringbuf
growingv0.4.8
Lock-free SPSC FIFO ring buffer with direct access to inner data
53
nexus-queue
experimentalv1.2.0
High-performance lock-free SPSC and MPSC queues for low-latency systems
Core Metrics
| rt-ring | ringbuf | nexus-queue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 63 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 28 | 10.9M | 2.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 28 | 676.4K | 1.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.3K | 12 |
| Releases | 1 | 40 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 13d ago | 92d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 13d | 7y 2m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
rt-ring
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
ringbuf
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
nexus-queue
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rt-ring | ringbuf | nexus-queue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.4.8 | 1.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 32KB | 25KB |
| Features | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 15.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.65 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ringbuf leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ringbuf is depended on by 1.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rt-ring, ringbuf are pre-1.0 — API may change.