Decision Workspace
conqueue vs thingbuf vs walchan
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
conqueue
growingv0.4.0
Yet another multi-producer, single-consumer queue (MPSC)
52
thingbuf
growingv0.1.6
I'm at the buffer pool. I'm at the MPSC channel. I'm at the combination MPSC channel and buffer pool.
46
walchan
experimentalv0.1.0
A persistent mpsc-like channel backed by a write-ahead log (WAL).
Core Metrics
| conqueue | thingbuf | walchan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 52 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 176.4K | 1.2M | 21 |
| 30d Downloads | 3.4K | 53.3K | 3 |
| Dependents | 1 | 263 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1888d ago | 708d ago | 103d ago |
| Age | 6y 8m | 4y | 3m |
Health Breakdown
conqueue
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
thingbuf
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
walchan
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| conqueue | thingbuf | walchan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.1.6 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 81KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.57.0 | 1.87.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •thingbuf leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •thingbuf is depended on by 263 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ conqueue, thingbuf have not been updated in over a year.