Decision Workspace
slock vs qutex vs async-priority-lock
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
slock
growingv0.2.1
An async mutex that never deadlocks.
51
qutex
growingv0.2.6
Synchronization mechanisms that rely on lock-free and other non-(thread)blocking techniques, such as Rust futures, to guarantee mutually exclusive or shared exclusive access to data.
50
async-priority-lock
experimentalv1.0.2
A priority-based async lock. Optionally no-std.
Core Metrics
| slock | qutex | async-priority-lock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 51 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 7.8K | 696.1K | 100 |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 9.1K | 40 |
| Dependents | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 18 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 1216d ago | 732d ago | today |
| Age | 5y 9m | 9y | 1m |
Health Breakdown
slock
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
qutex
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
async-priority-lock
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| slock | qutex | async-priority-lock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.2.6 | 1.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 14KB | 41KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •qutex leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ slock, qutex have not been updated in over a year.
- •slock, qutex are pre-1.0 — API may change.