Decision Workspace
async-local-channel vs barrage vs async-channel
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
async-local-channel
experimentalv0.8.0
Lightweight channels for single-threaded async runtimes.
38
barrage
growingv0.2.3
An async broadcast channel
68
async-channel
growingv2.5.0
Async multi-producer multi-consumer channel
Core Metrics
| async-local-channel | barrage | async-channel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 38 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 156 | 61.0K | 257.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.7K | 16.0M |
| Dependents | 6 | 5 | 10.4K |
| Releases | 8 | 5 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 29d ago | 1434d ago | 324d ago |
| Age | 1m | 5y 8m | 7y |
Health Breakdown
async-local-channel
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
barrage
Maintenance
3
Quality
8
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
async-channel
Maintenance
8
Quality
20
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| async-local-channel | barrage | async-channel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 0.2.3 | 2.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 10KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-channel leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-channel is depended on by 10.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ barrage has not been updated in over a year.
- •async-local-channel, barrage are pre-1.0 — API may change.