Decision Workspace
sans-io-time vs timesimp vs hifitime
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
sans-io-time
experimentalv0.2.0
Time structures for the sans-io pattern
48
timesimp
growingv1.0.0
Simple sans-io timesync client and server
70
hifitime
stablev4.2.6
Ultra-precise date and time handling in Rust for scientific applications with leap second support
Core Metrics
| sans-io-time | timesimp | hifitime | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 48 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 8.5K | 2.3K | 771.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.4K | 33 | 57.1K |
| Dependents | 39 | 0 | 515 |
| Releases | 4 | 3 | 64 |
| Last Updated | 22d ago | 334d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 7m | 11m | 8y 2m |
Health Breakdown
sans-io-time
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
timesimp
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
hifitime
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| sans-io-time | timesimp | hifitime | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.0.0 | 4.2.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 21KB | 159KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.56.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hifitime leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hifitime is depended on by 515 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •sans-io-time is pre-1.0 — API may change.