Decision Workspace
weir-wab vs wal-db vs nodedb-wal
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
weir-wab
experimentalv1.3.1
On-disk WAB segment format and reader for weir (shared by the daemon and weir-ctl)
61
wal-db
experimentalv1.0.0
Write-ahead log primitive for Rust storage engines. Durable, recoverable, lock-free append path. The WAL substrate under lsm-db, txn-db, raft-io, and Hive DB.
57
nodedb-wal
experimentalv0.3.0
Deterministic O_DIRECT write-ahead log with io_uring group commit
Core Metrics
| weir-wab | wal-db | nodedb-wal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 61 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 32 | 173 | 538 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 3 | 24 | 33 |
| Releases | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 38d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 18d | 1m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
weir-wab
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
wal-db
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
nodedb-wal
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| weir-wab | wal-db | nodedb-wal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.1 | 1.0.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | BUSL-1.1 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 129KB | 89KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.85 | 1.94 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wal-db leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nodedb-wal has the most downloads (538), suggesting wider adoption.
- •nodedb-wal is pre-1.0 — API may change.