Decision Workspace
async-fifo vs broadcaster vs async-local-channel
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
async-fifo
growingv0.6.5
MPMC & oneshot channels with (a)sync API
52
broadcaster
growingv1.0.0
Broadcasting futures mpmc channel
50
async-local-channel
experimentalv0.8.0
Lightweight channels for single-threaded async runtimes.
Core Metrics
| async-fifo | broadcaster | async-local-channel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 52 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 9.7K | 582.6K | 156 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 14.7K | 0 |
| Dependents | 4 | 87 | 6 |
| Releases | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 399d ago | 2351d ago | 29d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 6y 8m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
async-fifo
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
broadcaster
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
async-local-channel
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| async-fifo | broadcaster | async-local-channel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.5 | 1.0.0 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 4KB | 6KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •broadcaster leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ async-fifo, broadcaster have not been updated in over a year.
- •async-fifo, async-local-channel are pre-1.0 — API may change.