Decision Workspace
fmutex vs filelock vs raii_flock
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
fmutex
growingv0.3.0
Cross-platform mutual exclusion across processes on a file or path
52
filelock
growingv0.5.0
Cross-platform file locking library for Rust
34
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 | 48 | 52 | 34 |
| Total Downloads | 55.7K | 7.3K | 3.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 4.4K | 75 | 21 |
| Dependents | 71 | 6 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 309d ago | 40d ago | 1682d ago |
| Age | 4y 1m | 4y 6m | 5y 1m |
Health Breakdown
fmutex
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
filelock
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
raii_flock
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
3
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 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fmutex has the most downloads (55.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ raii_flock has not been updated in over a year.