Decision Workspace
async-barrier vs maitake-sync vs saa
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
async-barrier
growingv1.1.1
An async barrier
65
maitake-sync
growingv0.3.0
No-std async synchronization primitives from Maitake
64
saa
growingv5.5.0
Word-sized low-level synchronization primitives providing both asynchronous and synchronous interfaces.
Core Metrics
| async-barrier | maitake-sync | saa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 65 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 91.0K | 142.8K | 789.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 473 | 17.6K | 263.4K |
| Dependents | 9 | 101 | 57 |
| Releases | 5 | 7 | 47 |
| Last Updated | 360d ago | 14d ago | 39d ago |
| Age | 5y 10m | 2y 6m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
async-barrier
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
maitake-sync
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
saa
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| async-barrier | maitake-sync | saa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.1 | 0.3.0 | 5.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 17 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 106KB | 42KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 29.8% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.61.0 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •maitake-sync leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •saa has the most downloads (789.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •maitake-sync is depended on by 101 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •maitake-sync is pre-1.0 — API may change.