Decision Workspace
broadcaster vs barrage vs async-local-channel
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
broadcaster
growingv1.0.0
Broadcasting futures mpmc channel
38
barrage
growingv0.2.3
An async broadcast channel
50
async-local-channel
experimentalv0.8.0
Lightweight channels for single-threaded async runtimes.
Core Metrics
| broadcaster | barrage | async-local-channel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 38 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 582.6K | 61.0K | 156 |
| 30d Downloads | 14.7K | 1.7K | 0 |
| Dependents | 87 | 5 | 6 |
| Releases | 10 | 5 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 2351d ago | 1434d ago | 29d ago |
| Age | 6y 8m | 5y 8m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
broadcaster
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
barrage
Maintenance
3
Quality
8
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
async-local-channel
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| broadcaster | barrage | async-local-channel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.2.3 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 10KB | 6KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •broadcaster leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ broadcaster, barrage have not been updated in over a year.
- •barrage, async-local-channel are pre-1.0 — API may change.