Decision Workspace
bitcoin-sync vs bitcoinleveldb-limiter vs async-lock
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
bitcoin-sync
growingv0.1.19
Low-level synchronization, semaphore, lock-order debugging, and interruptible thread utilities modelled after Bitcoin Core, built on parking_lot and tracing.
51
bitcoinleveldb-limiter
growingv0.1.19
Lock-free atomic limiter used to cap concurrent resource usage (e.g., file descriptors and mmaps) in Bitcoin LevelDB integrations, providing a non-blocking counter-based semaphore with debug-time misuse detection.
73
async-lock
stablev3.4.2
Async synchronization primitives
Core Metrics
| bitcoin-sync | bitcoinleveldb-limiter | async-lock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 51 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 22.2K | 23.6K | 192.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 601 | 675 | 12.3M |
| Dependents | 24 | 9 | 3.4K |
| Releases | 5 | 4 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 116d ago | 116d ago | 96d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 3y 2m | 6y 10m |
Health Breakdown
bitcoin-sync
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
bitcoinleveldb-limiter
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
async-lock
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| bitcoin-sync | bitcoinleveldb-limiter | async-lock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.19 | 0.1.19 | 3.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 5 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 72KB | 60KB | 40KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-lock leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-lock is depended on by 3.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •bitcoin-sync, bitcoinleveldb-limiter are pre-1.0 — API may change.