Decision Workspace
blocking vs async-blocking-stdio vs better-logger
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
65
blocking
growingv1.6.2
A thread pool for isolating blocking I/O in async programs
43
async-blocking-stdio
growingv0.1.2
std::io::std{in(), out(), err()} but async
62
better-logger
stablev2.3.2
Flexible sync/async logger with console, file, and HTTP output
Core Metrics
| blocking | async-blocking-stdio | better-logger | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 65 | 43 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 149.0M | 3.1K | 5.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 5.5M | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 2.0K | 0 | 11 |
| Releases | 32 | 3 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 372d ago | 473d ago | 79d ago |
| Age | 7y 1m | 1y 11m | 1y 2m |
Health Breakdown
blocking
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
async-blocking-stdio
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
better-logger
Maintenance
15
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| blocking | async-blocking-stdio | better-logger | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.6.2 | 0.1.2 | 2.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 23KB | 40KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 3.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.63 | — | 1.85.1 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •blocking leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •blocking is depended on by 2.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ blocking, async-blocking-stdio have not been updated in over a year.
- •async-blocking-stdio is pre-1.0 — API may change.