Decision Workspace
futex_channel vs flume vs blocking-threadpool
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
futex_channel
growingv0.0.0
A faster drop in replacemet for std channel
67
flume
growingv0.12.0
A blazingly fast multi-producer channel
65
blocking-threadpool
stablev1.0.3
A thread pool for running a number of jobs on a fixed set of worker threads.
Core Metrics
| futex_channel | flume | blocking-threadpool | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 67 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 142.0M | 249.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 12.3M | 14.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 8.9K | 127 |
| Releases | 1 | 39 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1839d ago | 109d ago | 73d ago |
| Age | 5y | 6y 8m | 2y 4m |
Health Breakdown
futex_channel
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
flume
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
blocking-threadpool
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| futex_channel | flume | blocking-threadpool | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 0.12.0 | 1.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0/MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 69KB | 15KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.56.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •flume leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •flume is depended on by 8.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ futex_channel has not been updated in over a year.
- •futex_channel, flume are pre-1.0 — API may change.