Decision Workspace
sharedmem vs psx-shm vs shared_memory
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
27
sharedmem
growingv0.1.1
Shared memory primitives.
52
psx-shm
growingv0.2.1
POSIX shared memory wrapper.
50
shared_memory
growingv0.12.4
A user friendly crate that allows you to share memory between processes
Core Metrics
| sharedmem | psx-shm | shared_memory | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 27 | 52 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 3.8K | 7.1K | 3.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 895 | 241.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 14 | 382 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 3426d ago | 122d ago | 1487d ago |
| Age | 9y 4m | 2y 8m | 7y 11m |
Health Breakdown
sharedmem
Maintenance
3
Quality
9
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
psx-shm
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
shared_memory
Maintenance
5
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| sharedmem | psx-shm | shared_memory | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.2.1 | 0.12.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 11KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 50.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •psx-shm leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shared_memory has the most downloads (3.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •shared_memory is depended on by 382 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ sharedmem, shared_memory have not been updated in over a year.