Decision Workspace
async_file vs async-fs vs cap-async-std
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
async_file
experimentalv0.1.3
An executor-agnostic async file IO library
69
async-fs
growingv2.2.0
Async filesystem primitives
62
cap-async-std
stablev3.4.5
Capability-based version of async-std
Core Metrics
| async_file | async-fs | cap-async-std | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 69 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3K | 37.1M | 182.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 169 | 2.6M | 468 |
| Dependents | 2 | 1.0K | 114 |
| Releases | 4 | 18 | 63 |
| Last Updated | 97d ago | 194d ago | 154d ago |
| Age | 9m | 6y 10m | 5y 9m |
Health Breakdown
async_file
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
async-fs
Maintenance
8
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cap-async-std
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| async_file | async-fs | cap-async-std | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 2.2.0 | 3.4.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 5 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 115KB | 19KB | 39KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85.1 | 1.71 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-fs leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-fs is depended on by 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •async_file is pre-1.0 — API may change.