Decision Workspace
instant vs web-time-compat vs web-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.
65
web-time-compat
experimentalv0.2.0
Compatibility layer for web-time
54
web-time
growingv1.1.0
Drop-in replacement for std::time for Wasm in browsers
Core Metrics
| instant | web-time-compat | web-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 65 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 298.3M | 43.7K | 184.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 7.0M | 13.2K | 13.8M |
| Dependents | 4.3K | 107 | 9.5K |
| Releases | 14 | 2 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 787d ago | 13d ago | 864d ago |
| Age | 7y 3m | 3m | 3y 3m |
Health Breakdown
instant
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
web-time-compat
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
web-time
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| instant | web-time-compat | web-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.13 | 0.2.0 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 5KB | 18KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.5% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.91 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •web-time-compat leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •instant has the most downloads (298.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •web-time is depended on by 9.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ instant, web-time have not been updated in over a year.
- •instant, web-time-compat are pre-1.0 — API may change.