Decision Workspace
minipool vs connection-pool vs runtime
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
minipool
growingv0.1.2
Lightweight, generic tokio-based pool implementation for Rust.
60
connection-pool
experimentalv0.3.8
A high-performance, generic async connection pool for Rust with background cleanup and comprehensive logging
56
runtime
growingv0.0.0
[deprecated] Empowering everyone to build asynchronous software.
Core Metrics
| minipool | connection-pool | runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 60 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 2.5K | 10.1K | 89.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 10 | 143 |
| Releases | 3 | 21 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 377d ago | 19d ago | 2400d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 9m | 7y 4m |
Health Breakdown
minipool
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
connection-pool
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
runtime
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| minipool | connection-pool | runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.3.8 | 0.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 16KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •connection-pool leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •runtime has the most downloads (89.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •runtime is depended on by 143 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ minipool, runtime have not been updated in over a year.