Decision Workspace
phper-alloc vs arborium-php vs ext-php-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
phper-alloc
growingv0.16.3
Alloc related items for phper crate.
66
arborium-php
growingv2.18.1
PHP grammar for arborium (tree-sitter bindings)
60
ext-php-rs
growingv0.15.15
Bindings for the Zend API to build PHP extensions natively in Rust.
Core Metrics
| phper-alloc | arborium-php | ext-php-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 66 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 71.3K | 72.1K | 495.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 490 | 9.1K | 44.2K |
| Dependents | 37 | 51 | 106 |
| Releases | 33 | 51 | 60 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 21d ago | 41d ago |
| Age | 6y 6m | 7m | 5y 3m |
Health Breakdown
phper-alloc
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
arborium-php
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
ext-php-rs
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| phper-alloc | arborium-php | ext-php-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.16.3 | 2.18.1 | 0.15.15 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MulanPSL-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 329KB | 297KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arborium-php leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ext-php-rs has the most downloads (495.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ext-php-rs is depended on by 106 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •phper-alloc, ext-php-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.