Decision Workspace
zeropool vs bytesbuf_io vs iobuf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
zeropool
experimentalv0.3.1
High-performance buffer pool with constant-time allocation, thread-safe operations, and 5x speedup over bytes crate
51
bytesbuf_io
experimentalv0.4.0
Asynchronous I/O abstractions expressed via `bytesbuf` types.
50
iobuf
growingv5.8.1
A contiguous region of bytes, useful for I/O operations.
Core Metrics
| zeropool | bytesbuf_io | iobuf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 51 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1K | 81 | 262.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 26 | 17 | 81 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Releases | 6 | 4 | 78 |
| Last Updated | 124d ago | 29d ago | 3169d ago |
| Age | 5m | 2m | 11y 4m |
Health Breakdown
zeropool
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
bytesbuf_io
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
iobuf
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| zeropool | bytesbuf_io | iobuf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.4.0 | 5.8.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 46KB | 21KB | 34KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bytesbuf_io leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •iobuf has the most downloads (262.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ iobuf has not been updated in over a year.
- •zeropool, bytesbuf_io are pre-1.0 — API may change.