Decision Workspace
xalloc vs gpu-allocator vs memkit-gpu
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
xalloc
growingv0.2.7
Suballocators for external memory (e.g., Vulkan device memory)
61
gpu-allocator
growingv0.28.0
Memory allocator for GPU memory in Vulkan and DirectX 12
57
memkit-gpu
experimentalv0.2.0-beta.1
Backend-agnostic GPU memory management for memkit
Core Metrics
| xalloc | gpu-allocator | memkit-gpu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 61 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 22.9K | 7.4M | 156 |
| 30d Downloads | 329 | 942.9K | 38 |
| Dependents | 1 | 455 | 5 |
| Releases | 9 | 31 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1934d ago | 182d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 8y 5m | 5y 4m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
xalloc
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
gpu-allocator
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
memkit-gpu
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| xalloc | gpu-allocator | memkit-gpu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.7 | 0.28.0 | 0.2.0-beta.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 15 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 24KB | 55KB | 15KB |
| Features | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71 | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gpu-allocator leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gpu-allocator is depended on by 455 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ xalloc has not been updated in over a year.