Decision Workspace
global-channel vs oneshot vs crossbeam-channel
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
global-channel
growingv0.2.0
Simple global channels.
61
oneshot
growingv0.2.1
Oneshot spsc channel with (potentially) lock-free non-blocking send, and a receiver supporting both thread blocking receive operations as well as Future based async polling.
59
crossbeam-channel
growingv0.5.15
Multi-producer multi-consumer channels for message passing
Core Metrics
| global-channel | oneshot | crossbeam-channel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 61 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 16.6M | 385.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 1.5M | 27.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.7K | 32.3K |
| Releases | 2 | 16 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 426d ago | 32d ago | 353d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 6y 10m | 8y 4m |
Health Breakdown
global-channel
Maintenance
6
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
oneshot
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
crossbeam-channel
Maintenance
9
Quality
10
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| global-channel | oneshot | crossbeam-channel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.2.1 | 0.5.15 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 48KB | 93KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 50.0% | 25.0% | 30.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •oneshot leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •crossbeam-channel has the most downloads (385.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •crossbeam-channel is depended on by 32.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ global-channel has not been updated in over a year.