Decision Workspace
vmcircbuf vs circular-queue vs generational-buffer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
vmcircbuf
growingv0.2.8
A circular buffer that magically wraps around without any copying
53
circular-queue
growingv0.2.7
A circular buffer-like queue.
53
generational-buffer
stablev1.0.4
Generational Ring Buffer
Core Metrics
| vmcircbuf | circular-queue | generational-buffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 53 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 13.7K | 1.7M | 2.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 140.7K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 122 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 2259d ago | 486d ago | 368d ago |
| Age | 6y 2m | 8y 11m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
vmcircbuf
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
circular-queue
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
generational-buffer
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| vmcircbuf | circular-queue | generational-buffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.8 | 0.2.7 | 1.0.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 12KB | 4KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2015 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •circular-queue leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •circular-queue is depended on by 122 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ vmcircbuf, circular-queue, generational-buffer have not been updated in over a year.
- •vmcircbuf, circular-queue are pre-1.0 — API may change.