Decision Workspace
nio-task vs nio vs async-std
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
nio-task
experimentalv0.2.0
async task implementation
48
nio
growingv0.1.4
Async runtime for Rust
65
async-std
growingv1.13.2
Deprecated in favor of `smol` - Async version of the Rust standard library
Core Metrics
| nio-task | nio | async-std | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 48 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 960 | 7.0K | 85.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 1.7M |
| Dependents | 5 | 24 | 24.8K |
| Releases | 3 | 8 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 165d ago | 165d ago | 333d ago |
| Age | 6m | 1y 8m | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
nio-task
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
nio
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
async-std
Maintenance
8
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| nio-task | nio | async-std | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.4 | 1.13.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 15 | 28 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 65KB | 220KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-std leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-std is depended on by 24.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •nio-task, nio are pre-1.0 — API may change.