Decision Workspace
market_square vs blink-channel vs blinkcast
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
market_square
experimentalv0.3.1
A lock-free mpmc "square"
33
blink-channel
growingv0.1.0
Fast, lock-free, bounded, multiple-producer, multiple-consumer, lossy, broadcast channel
44
blinkcast
growingv0.2.0
Fast, bounded, multiple-producer, multiple-consumer, lossy, broadcast channel
Core Metrics
| market_square | blink-channel | blinkcast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 33 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1K | 1.5K | 5.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 12 | 2 | 56 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 33d ago | 766d ago | 764d ago |
| Age | 9m | 2y 1m | 2y 1m |
Health Breakdown
market_square
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
blink-channel
Maintenance
1
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
blinkcast
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| market_square | blink-channel | blinkcast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.1.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 55KB | 12KB | 16KB |
| Features | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 18.2% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.60.0 | 1.61.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •market_square leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •blinkcast has the most downloads (5.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ blink-channel, blinkcast have not been updated in over a year.