Decision Workspace
direct-executor vs tokio vs actix-rt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
direct-executor
growingv0.3.0
An executor that directly executes futures, suitable for embedded environments
74
tokio
stablev1.50.0
An event-driven, non-blocking I/O platform for writing asynchronous I/O backed applications.
70
actix-rt
growingv2.11.0
Tokio-based single-threaded async runtime for the Actix ecosystem
Core Metrics
| direct-executor | tokio | actix-rt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 74 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 7.1K | 584.2M | 64.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 45 | 43.0M | 3.4M |
| Dependents | 9 | 599.9K | 6.3K |
| Releases | 3 | 181 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 2265d ago | 24d ago | 210d ago |
| Age | 6y 2m | 9y 9m | 7y 3m |
Health Breakdown
direct-executor
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
tokio
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
actix-rt
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| direct-executor | tokio | actix-rt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.50.0 | 2.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 34 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 878KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.8% | 3.1% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71 | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •tokio leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tokio is depended on by 599.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ direct-executor has not been updated in over a year.
- •direct-executor is pre-1.0 — API may change.