Decision Workspace
apalis-mysql vs apalis-postgres vs graphile_worker
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
64
apalis-mysql
experimentalv1.0.0-rc.8
Background task processing for rust using apalis and mysql
65
apalis-postgres
growingv1.0.0-rc.8
Background task processing for rust using apalis and postgres
60
graphile_worker
growingv0.13.1
High performance Rust/PostgreSQL job queue (also suitable for getting jobs generated by PostgreSQL triggers/functions out into a different work queue)
Core Metrics
| apalis-mysql | apalis-postgres | graphile_worker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 64 | 65 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 27.8K | 30.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 6.5K | 2.0K |
| Dependents | 7 | 22 | 21 |
| Releases | 8 | 13 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 17d ago | 17d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 5m | 7m | 2y 3m |
Health Breakdown
apalis-mysql
Maintenance
24
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
apalis-postgres
Maintenance
21
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
graphile_worker
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| apalis-mysql | apalis-postgres | graphile_worker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0-rc.8 | 1.0.0-rc.8 | 0.13.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | non-standard | MIT |
| Dependencies | 18 | 17 | 40 |
| Crate Size | 63KB | 62KB | 153KB |
| Features | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •apalis-postgres leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •graphile_worker has the most downloads (30.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •graphile_worker is pre-1.0 — API may change.