Decision Workspace
virtual-buffer vs sdd vs boxcar
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
virtual-buffer
stablev2.0.0
A cross-platform library for dealing with buffers backed by raw virtual memory
66
sdd
stablev4.7.5
Scalable lock-free delayed memory reclaimer
54
boxcar
growingv0.2.14
A concurrent, append-only vector
Core Metrics
| virtual-buffer | sdd | boxcar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 66 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 9.3K | 53.1M | 15.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 331 | 6.1M | 2.2M |
| Dependents | 3 | 164 | 418 |
| Releases | 5 | 62 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 49d ago | 12d ago | 226d ago |
| Age | 1y 9m | 1y 11m | 4y |
Health Breakdown
virtual-buffer
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
sdd
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
boxcar
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| virtual-buffer | sdd | boxcar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 4.7.5 | 0.2.14 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 56KB | 53KB | 28KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 60.0% | 38.7% | 6.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.87.0 | 1.85.0 | 1.72.0 |
| Owners | 4 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sdd leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •boxcar is depended on by 418 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •boxcar is pre-1.0 — API may change.