Decision Workspace
chrono-machines vs shipper-retry vs mailrs-backoff
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
chrono-machines
experimentalv0.3.1
Exponential, constant, and Fibonacci backoff retry library with full jitter support - no_std compatible
54
shipper-retry
experimentalv0.4.0
Retry strategies and backoff policies for shipper
53
mailrs-backoff
experimentalv1.0.1
Exponential backoff with optional jitter (AWS-style taxonomy: None / Equal / Full). Pure delay math — no I/O, no async, no allocation. Useful for any retry loop: SMTP outbound, webhook delivery, auth-lockout, HTTP client retries.
Core Metrics
| chrono-machines | shipper-retry | mailrs-backoff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 54 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 3.7K | 163 | 55 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 56 | 11 | 4 |
| Releases | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 68d ago | 6d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 7m | 1m | 3d |
Health Breakdown
chrono-machines
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
shipper-retry
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
mailrs-backoff
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| chrono-machines | shipper-retry | mailrs-backoff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.4.0 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 18KB | 18KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.95 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •chrono-machines leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •chrono-machines, shipper-retry are pre-1.0 — API may change.