Decision Workspace
howlong vs devtimer vs timer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
howlong
growingv0.1.7
Measure how long it takes for a program to execute in different clocks
52
devtimer
growingv4.0.1
A simple library for benchmarking code
44
timer
growingv0.2.0
A simple timer. Use it to schedule execution of closures after a delay or at a given timestamp.
Core Metrics
| howlong | devtimer | timer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 52 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 30.0K | 62.5K | 4.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.1K | 307 | 223.6K |
| Dependents | 3 | 212 | 415 |
| Releases | 8 | 12 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 1817d ago | 1914d ago | 3119d ago |
| Age | 6y 3m | 6y 4m | 10y |
Health Breakdown
howlong
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
devtimer
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
timer
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| howlong | devtimer | timer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.7 | 4.0.1 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 11KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •devtimer leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •timer has the most downloads (4.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •timer is depended on by 415 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ howlong, devtimer, timer have not been updated in over a year.
- •howlong, timer are pre-1.0 — API may change.