Decision Workspace
pipe-io vs creek vs n0-future
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
pipe-io
experimentalv1.0.0
Typed source-transform-sink pipelines with backpressure, batching, windowing, and per-stage error isolation. A lightweight runtime-agnostic stream processor for in-process workloads. The missing middle ground between raw iterators and full distributed stream processing.
63
creek
growingv1.2.3
Realtime-safe disk streaming to/from audio files
60
n0-future
growingv0.3.2
Number 0's way of doing rust futures. Re-exports what we think are useful abstractions and good implementations.
Core Metrics
| pipe-io | creek | n0-future | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 63 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 113 | 82.2K | 800.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 6.2K | 179.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 43 | 444 |
| Releases | 8 | 13 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 6d ago | 246d ago | 138d ago |
| Age | 7d | 4y 7m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
pipe-io
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
creek
Maintenance
7
Quality
24
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
n0-future
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pipe-io | creek | n0-future | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 1.2.3 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 86KB | 14KB | 36KB |
| Features | 2 | 14 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | 1.65 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •creek leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •n0-future has the most downloads (800.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •n0-future is depended on by 444 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •n0-future is pre-1.0 — API may change.