Decision Workspace
mio-pool vs async-net vs smol
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
mio-pool
growingv0.5.7
A worker pool collectively handling a set of connections
68
async-net
growingv2.0.0
Async networking primitives for TCP/UDP/Unix communication
61
smol
growingv2.0.2
A small and fast async runtime
Core Metrics
| mio-pool | async-net | smol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 68 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 25.7K | 26.6M | 17.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.4M | 1.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.1K | 6.6K |
| Releases | 16 | 22 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 2729d ago | 940d ago | 625d ago |
| Age | 8y 4m | 7y | 6y 3m |
Health Breakdown
mio-pool
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
async-net
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
smol
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| mio-pool | async-net | smol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.7 | 2.0.0 | 2.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 35 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 18KB | 276KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63 | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-net leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •smol is depended on by 6.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ mio-pool, async-net, smol have not been updated in over a year.
- •mio-pool is pre-1.0 — API may change.