Decision Workspace
io-tether vs tokio-compat vs fixed-buffer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
io-tether
growingv0.6.1
A small library for defining I/O types which reconnect on errors.
55
tokio-compat
growingv0.1.6
Compatibility between `tokio` 0.2 and legacy versions.
55
fixed-buffer
growingv1.0.2
Fixed-size buffers for network protocol parsers
Core Metrics
| io-tether | tokio-compat | fixed-buffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 55 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 13.0K | 578.9K | 281.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 74 | 2.4K | 5.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 23 | 41 |
| Releases | 17 | 8 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 242d ago | 2166d ago | 270d ago |
| Age | 1y 9m | 6y 6m | 5y 5m |
Health Breakdown
io-tether
Maintenance
10
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
tokio-compat
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
fixed-buffer
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| io-tether | tokio-compat | fixed-buffer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.1 | 0.1.6 | 1.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 10 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 22KB | 24KB |
| Features | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tokio-compat leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ tokio-compat has not been updated in over a year.
- •io-tether, tokio-compat are pre-1.0 — API may change.