Decision Workspace
async-rwlock vs async-mutex vs async-handle
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
async-rwlock
growingv1.3.1
Async reader-writer lock
62
async-mutex
growingv1.4.1
Async mutex
53
async-handle
growingv0.1.4
A reference-counted async RwLock
Core Metrics
| async-rwlock | async-mutex | async-handle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 62 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 2.8M | 16.2M | 10.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 22.3K | 228.8K | 0 |
| Dependents | 227 | 982 | 28 |
| Releases | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 419d ago | 419d ago | 2076d ago |
| Age | 6y 11m | 6y 11m | 5y 8m |
Health Breakdown
async-rwlock
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
async-mutex
Maintenance
5
Quality
18
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
async-handle
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| async-rwlock | async-mutex | async-handle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.1 | 1.4.1 | 0.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 10KB | 4KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-mutex leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-mutex is depended on by 982 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ async-rwlock, async-mutex, async-handle have not been updated in over a year.
- •async-handle is pre-1.0 — API may change.