Decision Workspace
fastant vs minstant vs quanta
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
fastant
growingv0.1.11
A drop-in replacement for `std::time::Instant` that measures time with high performance and high accuracy powered by Time Stamp Counter (TSC).
51
minstant
growingv0.1.7
A drop-in replacement for `std::time::Instant` that measures time with high performance and high accuracy powered by TSC
54
quanta
growingv0.12.6
high-speed timing library
Core Metrics
| fastant | minstant | quanta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 51 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 7.7M | 2.0M | 101.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.3M | 70.6K | 7.3M |
| Dependents | 40 | 412 | 1.1K |
| Releases | 4 | 8 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 122d ago | 762d ago | 290d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 4y 2m | 7y 2m |
Health Breakdown
fastant
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
minstant
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
quanta
Maintenance
8
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| fastant | minstant | quanta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.11 | 0.1.7 | 0.12.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 121KB | 35KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fastant leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •quanta has the most downloads (101.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •quanta is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ minstant has not been updated in over a year.