Decision Workspace
plunger vs tokio vs madsim-tokio
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
plunger
experimentalv0.1.0-rc.6
Plunger helps you quickly unblock your async tasks
72
tokio
stablev1.52.3
An event-driven, non-blocking I/O platform for writing asynchronous I/O backed applications.
63
madsim-tokio
growingv0.2.30
The `tokio` simulator on madsim.
Core Metrics
| plunger | tokio | madsim-tokio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 72 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0K | 797.3M | 6.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 39.5M | 65.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 855.5K | 702 |
| Releases | 7 | 191 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 209d ago | 66d ago | 647d ago |
| Age | 10m | 10y | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
plunger
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
tokio
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
madsim-tokio
Maintenance
7
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| plunger | tokio | madsim-tokio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0-rc.6 | 1.52.3 | 0.2.30 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 36 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 901KB | 4KB |
| Features | 3 | 16 | 24 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •tokio leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tokio is depended on by 855.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ madsim-tokio has not been updated in over a year.
- •plunger, madsim-tokio are pre-1.0 — API may change.