Decision Workspace
crossfire vs gil vs async_channel_io
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
68
crossfire
stablev3.1.7
channels for async and threads
55
gil
experimentalv0.8.0
A collection of high-performance, lock-free concurrent queues (SPSC, MPSC, MPMC, SPMC) with sync and async support
38
async_channel_io
growingv0.3.0
`AsyncRead` and `AsyncWrite` implementations for `async_channel`
Core Metrics
| crossfire | gil | async_channel_io | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 68 | 55 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 483.5K | 596 | 7.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 62.4K | 94 | 1.8K |
| Dependents | 260 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 69 | 18 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 16d ago | 712d ago |
| Age | 5y 9m | 3m | 1y 11m |
Health Breakdown
crossfire
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
gil
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
async_channel_io
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| crossfire | gil | async_channel_io | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.1.7 | 0.8.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 101KB | 70KB | 5KB |
| Features | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 34.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.79 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •crossfire leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •crossfire is depended on by 260 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ async_channel_io has not been updated in over a year.
- •gil, async_channel_io are pre-1.0 — API may change.