Decision Workspace
async-barrier vs wg vs saa
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
async-barrier
growingv1.1.1
An async barrier
66
wg
stablev1.1.0
Golang like WaitGroup implementation for sync/async Rust.
63
saa
growingv5.6.0
Word-sized low-level synchronization primitives providing both asynchronous and synchronous interfaces.
Core Metrics
| async-barrier | wg | saa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 66 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 92.2K | 476.7K | 2.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 9.8K | 236.5K |
| Dependents | 9 | 209 | 76 |
| Releases | 5 | 30 | 49 |
| Last Updated | 468d ago | 5d ago | 62d ago |
| Age | 6y 1m | 4y 8m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
async-barrier
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
wg
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
saa
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| async-barrier | wg | saa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.1 | 1.1.0 | 5.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 30KB | 42KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 70.0% | 28.6% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.95.0 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wg leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •saa has the most downloads (2.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wg is depended on by 209 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ async-barrier has not been updated in over a year.