Decision Workspace
vulkan-malloc vs memkit-gpu vs gpu-allocator
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
vulkan-malloc
growingv0.1.5
A general purpose device memory allocator for Vulkan
54
memkit-gpu
experimentalv0.2.0-beta.1
Backend-agnostic GPU memory management for memkit
60
gpu-allocator
growingv0.28.0
Memory allocator for GPU memory in Vulkan and DirectX 12
Core Metrics
| vulkan-malloc | memkit-gpu | gpu-allocator | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 54 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 9.5K | 218 | 9.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 1.4M |
| Dependents | 0 | 5 | 493 |
| Releases | 6 | 4 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 3169d ago | 112d ago | 241d ago |
| Age | 8y 10m | 5m | 5y 6m |
Health Breakdown
vulkan-malloc
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
memkit-gpu
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
gpu-allocator
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| vulkan-malloc | memkit-gpu | gpu-allocator | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 0.2.0-beta.1 | 0.28.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT / Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 15KB | 55KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.5% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gpu-allocator leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gpu-allocator is depended on by 493 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ vulkan-malloc has not been updated in over a year.