Decision Workspace
vm-memory vs talc vs zeroize
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
vm-memory
growingv0.18.0
Safe abstractions for accessing the VM physical memory
71
talc
stablev5.0.3
A fast and flexible allocator for no_std and WebAssembly
68
zeroize
growingv1.8.2
Securely clear secrets from memory with a simple trait built on stable Rust primitives which guarantee memory is zeroed using an operation will not be 'optimized away' by the compiler. Uses a portable pure Rust implementation that works everywhere, even WASM!
Core Metrics
| vm-memory | talc | zeroize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 71 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 4.3M | 521.6K | 394.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 265.5K | 77.0K | 34.9M |
| Dependents | 474 | 128 | 21.2K |
| Releases | 30 | 27 | 45 |
| Last Updated | 106d ago | 2d ago | 179d ago |
| Age | 6y | 2y 8m | 7y 5m |
Health Breakdown
vm-memory
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
talc
Maintenance
19
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
zeroize
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| vm-memory | talc | zeroize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.18.0 | 5.0.3 | 1.8.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 107KB | 66KB | 21KB |
| Features | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.7% | 60.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.64.0 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 6 (team) | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •talc leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zeroize has the most downloads (394.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •zeroize is depended on by 21.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •vm-memory is pre-1.0 — API may change.