Decision Workspace
crtq vs rtrb vs crossbeam-queue
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
31
crtq
growingv0.1.1
A MPMC wait-free queue.
62
rtrb
growingv0.3.4
A realtime-safe single-producer single-consumer ring buffer
60
crossbeam-queue
growingv0.3.12
Concurrent queues
Core Metrics
| crtq | rtrb | crossbeam-queue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 31 | 62 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 4.9K | 7.1M | 253.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.0M | 21.5M |
| Dependents | 0 | 633 | 4.4K |
| Releases | 3 | 14 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 2841d ago | 29d ago | 526d ago |
| Age | 8y | 5y 6m | 7y 8m |
Health Breakdown
crtq
Maintenance
3
Quality
10
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
rtrb
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
crossbeam-queue
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| crtq | rtrb | crossbeam-queue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.3.4 | 0.3.12 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 42KB | 16KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 33.3% | 7.1% | 9.5% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.38 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •rtrb leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •crossbeam-queue has the most downloads (253.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •crossbeam-queue is depended on by 4.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ crtq, crossbeam-queue have not been updated in over a year.