Decision Workspace
slabmalloc vs r-efi-alloc vs malloc-info
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
slabmalloc
growingv0.11.0
Simple slab based malloc implementation in rust. Can be used stand-alone or in order to provide the necessary interface to rusts liballoc library. slabmalloc only relies on libcore.
53
r-efi-alloc
growingv2.1.0
UEFI Memory Allocator Integration
52
malloc-info
growingv0.1.3
A safe wrapper around glibc's malloc_info
Core Metrics
| slabmalloc | r-efi-alloc | malloc-info | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 53 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 78.2K | 2.5M | 42.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 80 | 166.4K | 10.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 18 | 4 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1311d ago | 283d ago | 123d ago |
| Age | 10y 8m | 3y 4m | 1y 2m |
Health Breakdown
slabmalloc
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
r-efi-alloc
Maintenance
6
Quality
22
Community
6
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
malloc-info
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| slabmalloc | r-efi-alloc | malloc-info | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.0 | 2.1.0 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR LGPL-2.1-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 14KB | 12KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 5.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.68 | 1.63.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •r-efi-alloc leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ slabmalloc has not been updated in over a year.
- •slabmalloc, malloc-info are pre-1.0 — API may change.