Decision Workspace
shmem-ipc vs psx-shm vs winmmf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
shmem-ipc
growingv0.3.0
Untrusted IPC with maximum performance and minimum latency on Linux
52
psx-shm
growingv0.2.1
POSIX shared memory wrapper.
52
winmmf
growingv0.6.2
A mostly safe Rust wrapper around Named Shared Memory on Windows. WIP
Core Metrics
| shmem-ipc | psx-shm | winmmf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 52 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 7.5K | 7.1K | 12.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 140 | 895 | 230 |
| Dependents | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Releases | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 1221d ago | 122d ago | 148d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 2y 8m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
shmem-ipc
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
psx-shm
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
winmmf
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| shmem-ipc | psx-shm | winmmf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.2.1 | 0.6.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0/MIT | MPL-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 11KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 11.1% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.82 |
| 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.
- •winmmf has the most downloads (12.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ shmem-ipc has not been updated in over a year.