Decision Workspace
ring-channel vs enso-channel vs ringbuf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
ring-channel
growingv0.12.0
Bounded MPMC channel abstraction on top of a ring buffer
46
enso-channel
experimentalv0.1.1
Batch-first, bounded, lock-free ring-buffer channels (MPSC/MPMC/Broadcast) for bursty, latency-sensitive systems
69
ringbuf
growingv0.5.0
Lock-free SPSC FIFO ring buffer with direct access to inner data
Core Metrics
| ring-channel | enso-channel | ringbuf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 46 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 472.1K | 34 | 12.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 10.7K | 0 | 920.2K |
| Dependents | 17 | 0 | 1.5K |
| Releases | 19 | 2 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 958d ago | 41d ago | 22d ago |
| Age | 7y 1m | 2m | 7y 4m |
Health Breakdown
ring-channel
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
enso-channel
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
ringbuf
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ring-channel | enso-channel | ringbuf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.12.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 346KB | 32KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 14.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •ringbuf leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ringbuf is depended on by 1.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ring-channel has not been updated in over a year.