Decision Workspace
crossbeam-channel vs chan vs suplex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
68
crossbeam-channel
growingv0.5.16
Multi-producer multi-consumer channels for message passing
48
chan
growingv0.1.23
DEPRECATED. Use crossbeam-channel instead.
42
suplex
experimentalv0.1.2
Request-Response wrapper over Crossbeam channels
Core Metrics
| crossbeam-channel | chan | suplex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 68 | 48 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 505.2M | 605.5K | 770 |
| 30d Downloads | 20.8M | 7.7K | 0 |
| Dependents | 37.9K | 263 | 0 |
| Releases | 43 | 21 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 2904d ago | 289d ago |
| Age | 8y 7m | 11y | 9m |
Health Breakdown
crossbeam-channel
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
chan
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
suplex
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| crossbeam-channel | chan | suplex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.16 | 0.1.23 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Unlicense/MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 93KB | 27KB | 11KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 30.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.60 | — | — |
| Owners | 4 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •crossbeam-channel leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •crossbeam-channel is depended on by 37.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ chan has not been updated in over a year.