Decision Workspace
gaea vs tokio vs mio
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
gaea
growingv0.3.1
Low-level library to build event driven applications, supporting lightweight non-blocking I/O.
75
tokio
stablev1.52.3
An event-driven, non-blocking I/O platform for writing asynchronous I/O backed applications.
71
mio
stablev1.2.0
Lightweight non-blocking I/O.
Core Metrics
| gaea | tokio | mio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 75 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 3.5K | 692.8M | 735.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 62.0M | 64.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 724.4K | 6.7K |
| Releases | 2 | 191 | 77 |
| Last Updated | 2335d ago | 17d ago | 59d ago |
| Age | 6y 11m | 9y 11m | 11y 6m |
Health Breakdown
gaea
Maintenance
3
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
tokio
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
mio
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| gaea | tokio | mio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 1.52.3 | 1.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 36 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 901KB | 106KB |
| Features | 5 | 16 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.6% | 10.4% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71 | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •tokio leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mio has the most downloads (735.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tokio is depended on by 724.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ gaea has not been updated in over a year.
- •gaea is pre-1.0 — API may change.