Decision Workspace
poolparty vs async-global-executor vs futures
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
poolparty
growingv2.0.1
Added functionality for the `futures::executor::ThreadPool` futures executor.
69
async-global-executor
growingv3.1.0
A global executor built on top of async-executor and async-io
65
futures
growingv0.3.32
An implementation of futures and streams featuring zero allocations, composability, and iterator-like interfaces.
Core Metrics
| poolparty | async-global-executor | futures | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 69 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 13.3K | 78.1M | 488.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 4.1M | 36.4M |
| Dependents | 0 | 847 | 235.0K |
| Releases | 10 | 36 | 73 |
| Last Updated | 1626d ago | 394d ago | 40d ago |
| Age | 6y 1m | 5y 7m | 9y 8m |
Health Breakdown
poolparty
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
async-global-executor
Maintenance
8
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
futures
Maintenance
17
Quality
11
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| poolparty | async-global-executor | futures | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.1 | 3.1.0 | 0.3.32 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 15KB | 61KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.8% | 31.5% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.80 | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-global-executor leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •futures has the most downloads (488.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •futures is depended on by 235.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ poolparty, async-global-executor have not been updated in over a year.
- •futures is pre-1.0 — API may change.