Decision Workspace
spinning vs maitake-sync vs parking_lot
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
spinning
growingv0.1.0
Mutexes and SIX locks implemented by spinning
65
maitake-sync
growingv0.3.0
No-std async synchronization primitives from Maitake
62
parking_lot
growingv0.12.5
More compact and efficient implementations of the standard synchronization primitives.
Core Metrics
| spinning | maitake-sync | parking_lot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 65 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9M | 142.8K | 696.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 39.4K | 17.6K | 45.2M |
| Dependents | 39 | 101 | 84.6K |
| Releases | 5 | 7 | 58 |
| Last Updated | 1942d ago | 14d ago | 175d ago |
| Age | 5y 9m | 2y 6m | 9y 10m |
Health Breakdown
spinning
Maintenance
3
Quality
11
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
maitake-sync
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
parking_lot
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| spinning | maitake-sync | parking_lot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.3.0 | 0.12.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 106KB | 47KB |
| Features | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 60.0% | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.61.0 | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •maitake-sync leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •parking_lot has the most downloads (696.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •parking_lot is depended on by 84.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ spinning has not been updated in over a year.