Decision Workspace
bt_file_utils vs async-fs vs read_range
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
bt_file_utils
growingv0.2.2
Basic file read operation. Returns string with file. The file is either a relative location or passes via an environment variable
68
async-fs
growingv2.2.0
Async filesystem primitives
50
read_range
experimentalv0.2.1
A portable and efficient crate for reading a specific range of bytes from a file. Provides both sync/async APIs and uses concurrent-safe positional I/O.
Core Metrics
| bt_file_utils | async-fs | read_range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 68 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 3.1K | 42.6M | 2.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.9M | 0 |
| Dependents | 21 | 1.2K | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 18 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 6d ago | 253d ago | 203d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 7y | 7m |
Health Breakdown
bt_file_utils
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
async-fs
Maintenance
7
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
read_range
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bt_file_utils | async-fs | read_range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 2.2.0 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 19KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-fs leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-fs is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •bt_file_utils, read_range are pre-1.0 — API may change.