Decision Workspace
vk-mem-vulkanalia vs vk-mem vs vk-alloc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
vk-mem-vulkanalia
growingv0.1.0+vk-mem-0.4.0
Rust ffi bindings and idiomatic wrapper for AMD Vulkan Memory Allocator (VMA) using vulkanalia instead of ash. Fork of vk-mem.
51
vk-mem
growingv0.5.0
Rust ffi bindings and idiomatic wrapper for AMD Vulkan Memory Allocator (VMA)
49
vk-alloc
growingv2.3.0
A segregated list memory allocator for Vulkan.
Core Metrics
| vk-mem-vulkanalia | vk-mem | vk-alloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 51 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 121.2K | 39.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 4.4K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 135 | 27 |
| Releases | 1 | 16 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 728d ago | 287d ago | 1580d ago |
| Age | 1y 12m | 7y 5m | 5y 3m |
Health Breakdown
vk-mem-vulkanalia
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
vk-mem
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
vk-alloc
Maintenance
6
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| vk-mem-vulkanalia | vk-mem | vk-alloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0+vk-mem-0.4.0 | 0.5.0 | 2.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Zlib OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 1.4MB | 1.7MB | 20KB |
| Features | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.3% | 6.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vk-mem leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vk-mem is depended on by 135 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ vk-mem-vulkanalia, vk-alloc have not been updated in over a year.
- •vk-mem-vulkanalia, vk-mem are pre-1.0 — API may change.