Decision Workspace
iocp-rs vs miow vs known-folders
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
iocp-rs
growingv0.1.3
windows iocp
51
miow
growingv0.6.1
A zero overhead I/O library for Windows, focusing on IOCP and async I/O abstractions.
77
known-folders
stablev1.4.2
A safe wrapper around the Known Folders API on Windows
Core Metrics
| iocp-rs | miow | known-folders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 51 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 5.0K | 48.5M | 1.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 1.2M | 61.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 864 | 108 |
| Releases | 4 | 22 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 952d ago | 198d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 10y 5m | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
iocp-rs
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
2
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
miow
Maintenance
8
Quality
9
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
known-folders
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| iocp-rs | miow | known-folders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.6.1 | 1.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 31KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 40.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.77 | 1.60.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •known-folders leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •miow has the most downloads (48.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •miow is depended on by 864 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ iocp-rs has not been updated in over a year.
- •iocp-rs, miow are pre-1.0 — API may change.