Decision Workspace
sysvmq vs heliograph vs zvariant
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
sysvmq
growingv0.1.1
A simple API for SysV IPC message queues.
37
heliograph
growingv0.1.0
Medium-level bindings to System V semaphores
71
zvariant
stablev5.10.0
D-Bus & GVariant encoding & decoding
Core Metrics
| sysvmq | heliograph | zvariant | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 37 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 2.6K | 1.7K | 45.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 4 | 4.7M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1.1K |
| Releases | 2 | 1 | 64 |
| Last Updated | 841d ago | 1907d ago | 33d ago |
| Age | 2y 3m | 5y 2m | 6y 2m |
Health Breakdown
sysvmq
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
heliograph
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
zvariant
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| sysvmq | heliograph | zvariant | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.0 | 5.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 12KB | 93KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •zvariant leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zvariant is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ sysvmq, heliograph have not been updated in over a year.
- •sysvmq, heliograph are pre-1.0 — API may change.