Decision Workspace
k-lock vs filelock vs octostore
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
k-lock
growingv0.2.5
A fast mutex for short critical sections
52
filelock
growingv0.5.0
Cross-platform file locking library for Rust
44
octostore
experimentalv0.9.0
Distributed locking as a service — one binary, simple HTTP API, SQLite persistence, optional GitHub OAuth
Core Metrics
| k-lock | filelock | octostore | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 52 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 32.6K | 7.3K | 147 |
| 30d Downloads | 1.1K | 74 | 24 |
| Dependents | 26 | 6 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 609d ago | 40d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 1y 10m | 4y 6m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
k-lock
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
filelock
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
octostore
Maintenance
12
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| k-lock | filelock | octostore | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.5 | 0.5.0 | 0.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 29 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 7KB | 87KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •filelock leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •k-lock has the most downloads (32.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ k-lock has not been updated in over a year.