Decision Workspace
magnetic vs saturn-ring-buffer vs crossbeam-queue
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
magnetic
growingv2.5.2
Low-latency lock-free queues
42
saturn-ring-buffer
experimentalv0.3.0
A high-performance ring buffer
71
crossbeam-queue
growingv0.3.13
Concurrent queues
Core Metrics
| magnetic | saturn-ring-buffer | crossbeam-queue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 42 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 27.9K | 47 | 290.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 14.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 5.4K |
| Releases | 13 | 3 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 253d ago | 85d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 10y 4m | 2m | 7y 10m |
Health Breakdown
magnetic
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
saturn-ring-buffer
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
crossbeam-queue
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| magnetic | saturn-ring-buffer | crossbeam-queue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.5.2 | 0.3.0 | 0.3.13 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 33KB | 18KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 15.4% | 0.0% | 9.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •crossbeam-queue leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •crossbeam-queue is depended on by 5.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •saturn-ring-buffer, crossbeam-queue are pre-1.0 — API may change.