Decision Workspace
rcp-tools-throttle vs ratelimit vs leaky-bucket
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
rcp-tools-throttle
experimentalv0.36.0
Internal library for RCP tools - resource throttling and rate limiting (not intended for direct use)
68
ratelimit
growingv2.0.0
A lock-free token bucket ratelimiter
62
leaky-bucket
growingv1.1.2
A token-based rate limiter based on the leaky bucket algorithm.
Core Metrics
| rcp-tools-throttle | ratelimit | leaky-bucket | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 68 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0K | 21.1M | 2.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 204.9K | 81.8K |
| Dependents | 49 | 289 | 821 |
| Releases | 17 | 31 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 83d ago | 782d ago |
| Age | 9m | 10y 9m | 6y 11m |
Health Breakdown
rcp-tools-throttle
Maintenance
20
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
ratelimit
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
leaky-bucket
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| rcp-tools-throttle | ratelimit | leaky-bucket | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.36.0 | 2.0.0 | 1.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 19KB | 30KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.91.1 | 1.85 | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ratelimit leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •leaky-bucket is depended on by 821 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ leaky-bucket has not been updated in over a year.
- •rcp-tools-throttle is pre-1.0 — API may change.