Decision Workspace
char-device vs tokio vs ntex-bytes
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
char-device
growingv0.16.5
Character Device I/O
75
tokio
stablev1.52.3
An event-driven, non-blocking I/O platform for writing asynchronous I/O backed applications.
73
ntex-bytes
stablev1.6.8
Types and traits for working with bytes (bytes crate fork)
Core Metrics
| char-device | tokio | ntex-bytes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 75 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 66.0K | 692.8M | 554.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 62.0M | 34.6K |
| Dependents | 163 | 724.4K | 909 |
| Releases | 29 | 191 | 52 |
| Last Updated | 445d ago | 17d ago | 13d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 9y 11m | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
char-device
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
tokio
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
ntex-bytes
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| char-device | tokio | ntex-bytes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.16.5 | 1.52.3 | 1.6.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 36 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 901KB | 50KB |
| Features | 3 | 16 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tokio leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tokio is depended on by 724.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ char-device has not been updated in over a year.
- •char-device is pre-1.0 — API may change.