Decision Workspace
affinitypool vs blocking-threadpool vs threadpool
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
affinitypool
growingv0.4.0
A Rust library for running blocking jobs on a dedicated thread pool with CPU core affinity
65
blocking-threadpool
stablev1.0.3
A thread pool for running a number of jobs on a fixed set of worker threads.
63
threadpool
growingv1.8.1
A thread pool for running a number of jobs on a fixed set of worker threads.
Core Metrics
| affinitypool | blocking-threadpool | threadpool | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 65 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 346.5K | 249.7K | 94.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 61.2K | 14.9K | 5.3M |
| Dependents | 144 | 127 | 6.0K |
| Releases | 9 | 4 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 183d ago | 73d ago | 2146d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 2y 4m | 11y 1m |
Health Breakdown
affinitypool
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
blocking-threadpool
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
threadpool
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| affinitypool | blocking-threadpool | threadpool | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 1.0.3 | 1.8.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 38KB | 15KB | 14KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.56.1 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •blocking-threadpool leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •threadpool has the most downloads (94.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •threadpool is depended on by 6.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ threadpool has not been updated in over a year.
- •affinitypool is pre-1.0 — API may change.