Decision Workspace
nexus vs async-foundation vs sockets
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
nexus
growingv0.0.1
A high performance networking library
49
async-foundation
experimentalv0.2.1
Foundational async primitives for Rust - timers, networking, and common utilities
39
sockets
growingv0.1.2
This is a general socket library for easy network communications with Rust
Core Metrics
| nexus | async-foundation | sockets | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 49 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 5.7K | 137 | 4.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 11 | 19 | 5 |
| Dependents | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 3738d ago | 124d ago | 1163d ago |
| Age | 10y 2m | 4m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
nexus
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
async-foundation
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
sockets
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| nexus | async-foundation | sockets | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 0.2.1 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 11 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 41KB | 6KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-foundation leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nexus has the most downloads (5.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ nexus, sockets have not been updated in over a year.