Decision Workspace
trallocator vs orisnik vs linked_list_allocator
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
trallocator
growingv0.2.2
A no_std lbrary for wrapping an existing allocator and tracking the heap usage.
46
orisnik
experimentalv0.0.0
Reserved crate name for the Rust port of Oris — a Rust and Zig port of Dimitar Lazarov's HPHA (2007). No implementation yet; see https://github.com/PCfVW/oris.
68
linked_list_allocator
growingv0.10.6
Simple allocator usable for no_std systems. It builds a linked list from the freed blocks and thus needs no additional data structures.
Core Metrics
| trallocator | orisnik | linked_list_allocator | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 46 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 12.6K | 13 | 4.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 385.0K |
| Dependents | 2 | 0 | 331 |
| Releases | 4 | 1 | 47 |
| Last Updated | 368d ago | 11d ago | 41d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 11d | 10y 3m |
Health Breakdown
trallocator
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
orisnik
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
13
linked_list_allocator
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| trallocator | orisnik | linked_list_allocator | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.0.0 | 0.10.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0/MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 1KB | 24KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.61 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •linked_list_allocator leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •linked_list_allocator is depended on by 331 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ trallocator has not been updated in over a year.