Decision Workspace
blinkcast vs blink-channel vs market_square
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
blinkcast
growingv0.2.0
Fast, bounded, multiple-producer, multiple-consumer, lossy, broadcast channel
33
blink-channel
growingv0.1.0
Fast, lock-free, bounded, multiple-producer, multiple-consumer, lossy, broadcast channel
53
market_square
experimentalv0.3.1
A lock-free mpmc "square"
Core Metrics
| blinkcast | blink-channel | market_square | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 33 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 5.9K | 1.5K | 1.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 56 | 2 | 12 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 764d ago | 766d ago | 33d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 2y 1m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
blinkcast
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
blink-channel
Maintenance
1
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
market_square
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| blinkcast | blink-channel | market_square | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 12KB | 55KB |
| Features | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 100.0% | 18.2% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.61.0 | 1.60.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •market_square leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •blinkcast has the most downloads (5.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ blinkcast, blink-channel have not been updated in over a year.