Decision Workspace
chan vs crossbeam-channel vs flume
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
chan
growingv0.1.23
DEPRECATED. Use crossbeam-channel instead.
59
crossbeam-channel
growingv0.5.15
Multi-producer multi-consumer channels for message passing
67
flume
growingv0.12.0
A blazingly fast multi-producer channel
Core Metrics
| chan | crossbeam-channel | flume | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 59 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 574.7K | 385.5M | 142.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 8.1K | 26.3M | 12.3M |
| Dependents | 263 | 32.3K | 8.9K |
| Releases | 21 | 42 | 39 |
| Last Updated | 2796d ago | 353d ago | 109d ago |
| Age | 10y 8m | 8y 4m | 6y 8m |
Health Breakdown
chan
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
crossbeam-channel
Maintenance
9
Quality
10
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
flume
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| chan | crossbeam-channel | flume | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.23 | 0.5.15 | 0.12.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense/MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0/MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 93KB | 69KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 30.9% | 2.6% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.60 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •flume leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •crossbeam-channel has the most downloads (385.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •crossbeam-channel is depended on by 32.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ chan has not been updated in over a year.