Decision Workspace
chan-signal vs signal-notify vs crossbeam-channel
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
chan-signal
growingv0.3.3
DEPRECATED. Use crossbeam-channel and signal-hook instead.
36
signal-notify
growingv0.1.3
Catch OS signals with standard mpsc channel
59
crossbeam-channel
growingv0.5.15
Multi-producer multi-consumer channels for message passing
Core Metrics
| chan-signal | signal-notify | crossbeam-channel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 36 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 181.8K | 57.7K | 385.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 3.3K | 215 | 26.3M |
| Dependents | 153 | 20 | 32.3K |
| Releases | 12 | 4 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 2428d ago | 3023d ago | 353d ago |
| Age | 10y 8m | 8y 9m | 8y 4m |
Health Breakdown
chan-signal
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
signal-notify
Maintenance
2
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
6
crossbeam-channel
Maintenance
9
Quality
10
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| chan-signal | signal-notify | crossbeam-channel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.3 | 0.1.3 | 0.5.15 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense/MIT | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 4KB | 93KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 30.9% |
| Edition | — | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •crossbeam-channel leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •crossbeam-channel is depended on by 32.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ chan-signal, signal-notify have not been updated in over a year.