Decision Workspace
synchrotron vs async-task vs async-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
synchrotron
growingv0.1.0
A single-threaded busy-wait executor based on futures
65
async-task
growingv4.7.1
Task abstraction for building executors
64
async-rs
experimentalv0.8.2
Async runtime abstration
Core Metrics
| synchrotron | async-task | async-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 65 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1K | 128.9M | 86.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 7.4M | 61.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.3K | 37 |
| Releases | 1 | 25 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 3286d ago | 699d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 9y | 6y 10m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
synchrotron
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
async-task
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
async-rs
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| synchrotron | async-task | async-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 4.7.1 | 0.8.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 5 | 9 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 38KB | 26KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.57 | 1.87.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-task leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-task is depended on by 1.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ synchrotron, async-task have not been updated in over a year.
- •synchrotron, async-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.