Decision Workspace
nats vs async-nats vs natsio
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
nats
growingv0.26.0
A Rust NATS client (deprecated — use async-nats instead)
68
async-nats
growingv0.46.0
A async Rust NATS client
44
natsio
growingv0.4.1
Deprecated in favor of the nats crate
Core Metrics
| nats | async-nats | natsio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 68 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 2.8M | 21.7M | 12.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 18.9K | 5.5M | 19 |
| Dependents | 326 | 1.9K | 12 |
| Releases | 74 | 66 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 8d ago | 66d ago | 2115d ago |
| Age | 10y 6m | 5y 9m | 6y 1m |
Health Breakdown
nats
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
async-nats
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
natsio
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| nats | async-nats | natsio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.26.0 | 0.46.0 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 36 | 39 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 235KB | 442KB | 72KB |
| Features | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 1.4% | 1.5% | 12.5% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.79.0 | — |
| Owners | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-nats leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-nats is depended on by 1.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ natsio has not been updated in over a year.