Decision Workspace
babar vs tokio-postgres vs qail-pg
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
babar
experimentalv0.2.0
Typed, async PostgreSQL driver for Tokio that speaks the wire protocol directly.
68
tokio-postgres
growingv0.7.18
A native, asynchronous PostgreSQL client
62
qail-pg
growingv1.3.5
Rust PostgreSQL driver for typed AST queries with direct wire-protocol execution
Core Metrics
| babar | tokio-postgres | qail-pg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 68 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 28 | 54.3M | 2.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.8M | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 7.6K | 100 |
| Releases | 2 | 38 | 99 |
| Last Updated | 68d ago | 31d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 2m | 9y 6m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
babar
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
tokio-postgres
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
qail-pg
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| babar | tokio-postgres | qail-pg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.7.18 | 1.3.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 46 | 39 | 25 |
| Crate Size | 200KB | 100KB | 418KB |
| Features | 20 | 23 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tokio-postgres leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tokio-postgres is depended on by 7.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •babar, tokio-postgres are pre-1.0 — API may change.