Decision Workspace
alternator vs actix-rt vs rtic-macros
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
alternator
growingv0.3.0
Tools for building effect system -like functionality by abusing async.
70
actix-rt
growingv2.11.0
Tokio-based single-threaded async runtime for the Actix ecosystem
65
rtic-macros
growingv2.2.0
Procedural macros, syntax parsing, and codegen of the RTIC crate
Core Metrics
| alternator | actix-rt | rtic-macros | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 70 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 4.4K | 64.4M | 281.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 3.3M | 32.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 6.3K | 10 |
| Releases | 3 | 32 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 1373d ago | 210d ago | 278d ago |
| Age | 3y 9m | 7y 3m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
alternator
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
2
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
actix-rt
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
rtic-macros
Maintenance
9
Quality
22
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| alternator | actix-rt | rtic-macros | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 2.11.0 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 22KB | 43KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •actix-rt leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •actix-rt is depended on by 6.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ alternator has not been updated in over a year.
- •alternator is pre-1.0 — API may change.