Decision Workspace
async-atomic vs live vs diatomic-waker
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
async-atomic
growingv0.2.0
Atomics which can be subscribed to and asynchronously notify when updated
54
live
experimentalv0.4.4
A modular configuration framework with live reloading and atomic, format-agnostic updates.
53
diatomic-waker
growingv0.2.3
An async, lock-free synchronization primitive for task wakeup.
Core Metrics
| async-atomic | live | diatomic-waker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 54 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 10.7K | 266 | 6.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 598.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 104 |
| Releases | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 494d ago | 112d ago | 624d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 3m | 3y 7m |
Health Breakdown
async-atomic
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
live
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
diatomic-waker
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| async-atomic | live | diatomic-waker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.4.4 | 0.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 25KB | 18KB |
| Features | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93 | 1.56 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •live leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •diatomic-waker has the most downloads (6.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •diatomic-waker is depended on by 104 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ async-atomic, diatomic-waker have not been updated in over a year.