Decision Workspace
vk-mem vs vk-mem-alloc vs ash-alloc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
vk-mem
growingv0.5.0
Rust ffi bindings and idiomatic wrapper for AMD Vulkan Memory Allocator (VMA)
43
vk-mem-alloc
growingv0.2.0
A very lightweight wrapper around the Vulkan Memory Allocator
41
ash-alloc
growingv2.3.1
A segregated list memory allocator for Vulkan, but for Ash
Core Metrics
| vk-mem | vk-mem-alloc | ash-alloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 43 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 113.6K | 4.3K | 1.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.3K | 7 | 3 |
| Dependents | 126 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 16 | 3 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 228d ago | 1188d ago | 464d ago |
| Age | 7y 3m | 3y 7m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
vk-mem
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
vk-mem-alloc
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
ash-alloc
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| vk-mem | vk-mem-alloc | ash-alloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.2.0 | 2.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Zlib OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 1.7MB | 8KB | 20KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 6.3% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vk-mem leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vk-mem is depended on by 126 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ vk-mem-alloc, ash-alloc have not been updated in over a year.
- •vk-mem, vk-mem-alloc are pre-1.0 — API may change.