Decision Workspace
basws vs async-tungstenite vs websocket
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
basws
growingv0.1.4
A simple async WebSocket client/server framework
74
async-tungstenite
growingv0.34.0
Async binding for Tungstenite, the Lightweight stream-based WebSocket implementation
62
websocket
growingv0.27.1
[deprecated] A WebSocket (RFC6455) library for Rust.
Core Metrics
| basws | async-tungstenite | websocket | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 74 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 15.8K | 16.0M | 2.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 1.3M | 54.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.8K | 574 |
| Releases | 12 | 56 | 79 |
| Last Updated | 1873d ago | 7d ago | 726d ago |
| Age | 5y 6m | 6y 4m | 11y 4m |
Health Breakdown
basws
Maintenance
4
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
async-tungstenite
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
websocket
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| basws | async-tungstenite | websocket | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.34.0 | 0.27.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 35 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 50KB | 62KB |
| Features | 5 | 19 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-tungstenite leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-tungstenite is depended on by 2.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ basws, websocket have not been updated in over a year.