Decision Workspace
cap-async-std vs async-global-executor vs async-std
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
cap-async-std
growingv3.4.5
Capability-based version of async-std
69
async-global-executor
growingv3.1.0
A global executor built on top of async-executor and async-io
65
async-std
growingv1.13.2
Deprecated in favor of `smol` - Async version of the Rust standard library
Core Metrics
| cap-async-std | async-global-executor | async-std | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 69 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 183.7K | 84.6M | 80.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.3M | 2.7M |
| Dependents | 114 | 896 | 24.5K |
| Releases | 63 | 36 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 213d ago | 453d ago | 284d ago |
| Age | 5y 11m | 5y 9m | 6y 12m |
Health Breakdown
cap-async-std
Maintenance
11
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
async-global-executor
Maintenance
8
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
async-std
Maintenance
8
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| cap-async-std | async-global-executor | async-std | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.4.5 | 3.1.0 | 1.13.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| Crate Size | 39KB | 15KB | 220KB |
| Features | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.80 | 1.63 |
| Owners | 2 | 4 (team) | 5 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-global-executor leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-std is depended on by 24.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ async-global-executor has not been updated in over a year.