Decision Workspace
async-task-group vs async-task vs continue
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
async-task-group
growingv0.2.1
Manage groups of `async-std` tasks as a single unit.
66
async-task
growingv4.7.1
Task abstraction for building executors
49
continue
growingv0.1.2
Swift-style continuation API
Core Metrics
| async-task-group | async-task | continue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 66 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 5.4K | 159.6M | 20.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 5.5M | 636 |
| Dependents | 3 | 1.5K | 36 |
| Releases | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1722d ago | 807d ago | 205d ago |
| Age | 4y 8m | 7y 2m | 1y 9m |
Health Breakdown
async-task-group
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
async-task
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
continue
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| async-task-group | async-task | continue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 4.7.1 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 38KB | 137KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.57 | 1.85.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-task leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-task is depended on by 1.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ async-task-group, async-task have not been updated in over a year.
- •async-task-group, continue are pre-1.0 — API may change.