Decision Workspace
instant vs web-time vs wasm-bus-time
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
instant
growingv0.1.13
Unmaintained, consider using web-time instead - A partial replacement for std::time::Instant that works on WASM to.
54
web-time
growingv1.1.0
Drop-in replacement for std::time for Wasm in browsers
52
wasm-bus-time
growingv1.1.0
WebAssembly Time Interface
Core Metrics
| instant | web-time | wasm-bus-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 54 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 254.6M | 115.1M | 8.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 11.3M | 15.4M | 83 |
| Dependents | 4.1K | 6.3K | 8 |
| Releases | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 679d ago | 756d ago | 1482d ago |
| Age | 6y 11m | 3y | 4y 2m |
Health Breakdown
instant
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
web-time
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
wasm-bus-time
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| instant | web-time | wasm-bus-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.13 | 1.1.0 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 14 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 18KB | 2KB |
| Features | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 12.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.60 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •web-time leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •instant has the most downloads (254.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •web-time is depended on by 6.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ instant, web-time, wasm-bus-time have not been updated in over a year.
- •instant is pre-1.0 — API may change.