Decision Workspace
smmalloc vs vulkan-malloc vs talc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
smmalloc
experimentalv7.6.4
smalloc is a simple, fast allocator
37
vulkan-malloc
growingv0.1.5
A general purpose device memory allocator for Vulkan
71
talc
stablev5.0.3
A fast and flexible allocator for no_std and WebAssembly
Core Metrics
| smmalloc | vulkan-malloc | talc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 37 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 689 | 9.5K | 521.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 45 | 8 | 75.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 128 |
| Releases | 10 | 6 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 40d ago | 3110d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 2m | 8y 8m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
smmalloc
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
vulkan-malloc
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
talc
Maintenance
19
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| smmalloc | vulkan-malloc | talc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 7.6.4 | 0.1.5 | 5.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR TGPPL-1.0 | MIT / Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 35KB | 16KB | 66KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.64.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •talc leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •talc is depended on by 128 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ vulkan-malloc has not been updated in over a year.
- •vulkan-malloc is pre-1.0 — API may change.