Decision Workspace
zeta-kv-cache vs ruvllm vs inference-lab
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
zeta-kv-cache
experimentalv0.1.0
High-performance key-value cache for LLM inference
58
ruvllm
experimentalv2.1.0
LLM serving runtime with Ruvector integration - Paged attention, KV cache, and SONA learning
51
inference-lab
experimentalv0.6.2
High-performance LLM inference simulator for analyzing serving systems
Core Metrics
| zeta-kv-cache | ruvllm | inference-lab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 58 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 649 | 4.8K | 246 |
| 30d Downloads | 53 | 3.3K | 45 |
| Dependents | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 186d ago | today | 2d ago |
| Age | 6m | 3m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
zeta-kv-cache
Maintenance
5
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
ruvllm
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
inference-lab
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| zeta-kv-cache | ruvllm | inference-lab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.1.0 | 0.6.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 44 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 1.2MB | 84KB |
| Features | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.77 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ruvllm leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zeta-kv-cache, inference-lab are pre-1.0 — API may change.