Decision Workspace
async_executors vs async-rs vs executor-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
async_executors
growingv0.7.0
Implements Spawn, SpawnLocal and SpawnHandle for commonly used executors.
64
async-rs
experimentalv0.8.11
Async runtime abstraction
58
executor-core
growingv0.7.1
A zero-cost task executor abstraction layer for Rust async runtimes
Core Metrics
| async_executors | async-rs | executor-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 64 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3M | 772.5K | 13.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 64.9K | 163.7K | 1.5K |
| Dependents | 404 | 70 | 50 |
| Releases | 18 | 30 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 1087d ago | 50d ago | 216d ago |
| Age | 6y 8m | 11m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
async_executors
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
async-rs
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
executor-core
Maintenance
10
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| async_executors | async-rs | executor-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.8.11 | 0.7.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 24 | 11 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 30KB | 20KB |
| Features | 16 | 6 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | 1.85.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-rs leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async_executors has the most downloads (1.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •async_executors is depended on by 404 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ async_executors has not been updated in over a year.