Decision Workspace
async-fifo vs broadcaster vs blinkcast
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
async-fifo
growingv0.6.5
MPMC & oneshot channels with (a)sync API
52
broadcaster
growingv1.0.0
Broadcasting futures mpmc channel
44
blinkcast
growingv0.2.0
Fast, bounded, multiple-producer, multiple-consumer, lossy, broadcast channel
Core Metrics
| async-fifo | broadcaster | blinkcast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 52 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 9.6K | 549.4K | 5.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 100 | 19.9K | 56 |
| Dependents | 4 | 82 | 0 |
| Releases | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 340d ago | 2292d ago | 764d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 6y 6m | 2y 1m |
Health Breakdown
async-fifo
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
broadcaster
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
blinkcast
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| async-fifo | broadcaster | blinkcast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.5 | 1.0.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 4KB | 16KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.61.0 |
| 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.
- •⚠ broadcaster, blinkcast have not been updated in over a year.
- •async-fifo, blinkcast are pre-1.0 — API may change.