Decision Workspace
relay vs broadcaster vs async-fifo
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
relay
growingv0.1.1
A lightweight oneshot Future channel.
52
broadcaster
growingv1.0.0
Broadcasting futures mpmc channel
49
async-fifo
growingv0.6.5
MPMC & oneshot channels with (a)sync API
Core Metrics
| relay | broadcaster | async-fifo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 52 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6M | 549.4K | 9.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 23.6K | 19.6K | 94 |
| Dependents | 34 | 82 | 4 |
| Releases | 3 | 10 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 2978d ago | 2292d ago | 340d ago |
| Age | 9y 2m | 6y 6m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
relay
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
broadcaster
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
async-fifo
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| relay | broadcaster | async-fifo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.0.0 | 0.6.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 4KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •broadcaster leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •relay has the most downloads (1.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ relay, broadcaster have not been updated in over a year.
- •relay, async-fifo are pre-1.0 — API may change.