Decision Workspace
retry_fn vs ritlers vs retryx
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
retry_fn
growingv0.2.0
A simple retry function with versions for blocking or non-blocking, tokio or async-std
54
ritlers
experimentalv0.3.0
A task-length aware rate limiter that waits for tasks to finish before counting them against the rate limit
46
retryx
experimentalv1.0.0
Async-first retry and exponential backoff helper for Tokio-based Rust applications.
Core Metrics
| retry_fn | ritlers | retryx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 54 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9K | 68 | 20 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 29 | 4 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1887d ago | 5d ago | 100d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 4m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
retry_fn
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
ritlers
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
retryx
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| retry_fn | ritlers | retryx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.3.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 30KB | 6KB |
| Features | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ritlers leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •retry_fn has the most downloads (2.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ retry_fn has not been updated in over a year.
- •retry_fn, ritlers are pre-1.0 — API may change.