Decision Workspace
channels-io vs tokio-tungstenite vs mio
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
channels-io
growingv0.3.0
Async agnostic/Sync IO & buffer management abstractions.
75
tokio-tungstenite
growingv0.29.0
Tokio binding for Tungstenite, the Lightweight stream-based WebSocket implementation
74
mio
stablev1.2.0
Lightweight non-blocking I/O.
Core Metrics
| channels-io | tokio-tungstenite | mio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 75 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 7.0K | 156.3M | 621.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 169 | 13.3M | 46.8M |
| Dependents | 7 | 23.9K | 6.5K |
| Releases | 5 | 39 | 77 |
| Last Updated | 533d ago | 10d ago | today |
| Age | 1y 9m | 9y | 11y 4m |
Health Breakdown
channels-io
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
tokio-tungstenite
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
mio
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| channels-io | tokio-tungstenite | mio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.29.0 | 1.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 17 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 30KB | 106KB |
| Features | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.4% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63 | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 (team) |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •tokio-tungstenite leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mio has the most downloads (621.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tokio-tungstenite is depended on by 23.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ channels-io has not been updated in over a year.
- •channels-io, tokio-tungstenite are pre-1.0 — API may change.