Decision Workspace
data-buffer vs buffer-redux vs io-buffer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
data-buffer
growingv0.8.0
A simple low-level data buffer type useful for IO and in homogeneous collections
64
buffer-redux
growingv1.1.0
Drop-in replacements for buffered I/O in `std::io` with extra features.
61
io-buffer
stablev1.0.7
A buffer abstracted for disk and network IO, with static lifetime. Unify Vec and *libc::c_void into one type, with smallest mem footprint.
Core Metrics
| data-buffer | buffer-redux | io-buffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 64 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 26.1K | 5.2M | 33.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 276.5K | 2.0K |
| Dependents | 32 | 58 | 63 |
| Releases | 16 | 4 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 2399d ago | 252d ago | 135d ago |
| Age | 7y 10m | 3y 3m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
data-buffer
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
buffer-redux
Maintenance
11
Quality
22
Community
8
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
io-buffer
Maintenance
13
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| data-buffer | buffer-redux | io-buffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 1.1.0 | 1.0.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 27KB | 12KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •buffer-redux leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ data-buffer has not been updated in over a year.
- •data-buffer is pre-1.0 — API may change.