Decision Workspace
vma vs vk-mem vs vk-mem-alloc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
vma
growingv0.3.1
Rust ffi bindings and idiomatic wrapper for AMD Vulkan Memory Allocator (VMA)
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
Core Metrics
| vma | vk-mem | vk-mem-alloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 52 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 6.8K | 113.6K | 4.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 42 | 3.3K | 7 |
| Dependents | 1 | 126 | 3 |
| Releases | 3 | 16 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 997d ago | 228d ago | 1188d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 7y 3m | 3y 7m |
Health Breakdown
vma
Maintenance
5
Quality
10
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
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
Technical Details
| vma | vk-mem | vk-mem-alloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.5.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 308KB | 1.7MB | 8KB |
| Features | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 33.3% | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 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.
- •⚠ vma, vk-mem-alloc have not been updated in over a year.