Decision Workspace
fmutex vs filelock vs raii_flock
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
fmutex
growingv0.3.0
Cross-platform mutual exclusion across processes on a file or path
49
filelock
growingv0.5.0
Cross-platform file locking library for Rust
39
raii_flock
growingv0.2.0
Little library implementing a wrapper over a file that's locked on creation and unlocked when it goes out of scope.
Core Metrics
| fmutex | filelock | raii_flock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 49 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 63.3K | 7.4K | 3.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.2K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 71 | 7 | 48 |
| Releases | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 368d ago | 100d ago | 1741d ago |
| Age | 4y 3m | 4y 8m | 5y 2m |
Health Breakdown
fmutex
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
filelock
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
raii_flock
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| fmutex | filelock | raii_flock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.5.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Unlicense |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 7KB | 2KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.66.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •filelock leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fmutex has the most downloads (63.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ fmutex, raii_flock have not been updated in over a year.