Decision Workspace
talc vs lite-alloc vs heapster
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
67
talc
stablev5.0.3
A fast and flexible allocator for no_std and WebAssembly
42
lite-alloc
experimentalv0.1.0
A lightweight, single-threaded memory allocator designed for WebAssembly and embedded systems.
57
heapster
experimentalv0.6.0
A lightweight wrapper enhancing the global allocator with useful metrics.
Core Metrics
| talc | lite-alloc | heapster | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 67 | 42 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 724.3K | 100 | 165 |
| 30d Downloads | 118.3K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 147 | 0 | 3 |
| Releases | 27 | 1 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 61d ago | 157d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 5m | 26d |
Health Breakdown
talc
Maintenance
15
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
lite-alloc
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
heapster
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| talc | lite-alloc | heapster | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 5.0.3 | 0.1.0 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | CC0-1.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 66KB | 30KB | 22KB |
| Features | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 3.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.64.0 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •talc leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •talc is depended on by 147 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •lite-alloc, heapster are pre-1.0 — API may change.