Decision Workspace
vblk vs blockdev vs devicemapper
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
vblk
growingv0.1.2
Virtual block devices on Linux
51
blockdev
growingv0.3.1
A Rust library for parsing and working with lsblk JSON output, providing type-safe block device representation and utilities for Linux
65
devicemapper
growingv0.34.6
A library for using Linux device mapper
Core Metrics
| vblk | blockdev | devicemapper | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 51 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 5.6K | 2.8K | 805.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 59 | 91 | 19.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Releases | 3 | 6 | 85 |
| Last Updated | 2276d ago | 79d ago | 72d ago |
| Age | 6y 2m | 1y 1m | 10y 7m |
Health Breakdown
vblk
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
blockdev
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
devicemapper
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| vblk | blockdev | devicemapper | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.3.1 | 0.34.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 15KB | 76KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.82.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •devicemapper leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ vblk has not been updated in over a year.