Decision Workspace
ruspiro-lock vs async-lock vs spin
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
ruspiro-lock
growingv0.5.0
Providing Spinlock, Semaphore and mutual exclusive data access for cross core usage on Raspberry Pi.
73
async-lock
stablev3.4.2
Async synchronization primitives
54
spin
growingv0.10.0
Spin-based synchronization primitives
Core Metrics
| ruspiro-lock | async-lock | spin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 73 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 31.7K | 192.4M | 443.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 234 | 12.3M | 27.2M |
| Dependents | 15 | 3.4K | 5.6K |
| Releases | 14 | 32 | 39 |
| Last Updated | 1553d ago | 96d ago | 366d ago |
| Age | 6y 8m | 6y 10m | 11y 2m |
Health Breakdown
ruspiro-lock
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
async-lock
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
spin
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ruspiro-lock | async-lock | spin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 3.4.2 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 40KB | 40KB |
| Features | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-lock leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •spin has the most downloads (443.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •spin is depended on by 5.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ruspiro-lock, spin have not been updated in over a year.
- •ruspiro-lock, spin are pre-1.0 — API may change.