Decision Workspace
shm-primitives vs bcast vs memlink-shm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
shm-primitives
experimentalv7.3.0
Lock-free primitives for shared memory IPC: BipBuffer, slot metadata, and OS-level doorbell/mmap
57
bcast
growingv0.0.29
Low latency broadcast (SPMC) buffer designed to work with shared memory.
52
memlink-shm
experimentalv0.1.3
High-performance shared memory IPC library with multi-priority messaging and lock-free ring buffers
Core Metrics
| shm-primitives | bcast | memlink-shm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 57 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4K | 18.5K | 84 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 15 | 29 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 56d ago | 48d ago | 65d ago |
| Age | 5m | 1y 6m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
shm-primitives
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
bcast
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
memlink-shm
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| shm-primitives | bcast | memlink-shm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 7.3.0 | 0.0.29 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 39KB | 25KB | 28KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.91 | 1.88.0 | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shm-primitives leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bcast has the most downloads (18.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •bcast, memlink-shm are pre-1.0 — API may change.