Decision Workspace
test_executors vs async-global-executor vs async-std
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
test_executors
growingv0.4.1
Simple async executors for testing.
69
async-global-executor
growingv3.1.0
A global executor built on top of async-executor and async-io
66
async-std
growingv1.13.2
Deprecated in favor of `smol` - Async version of the Rust standard library
Core Metrics
| test_executors | async-global-executor | async-std | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 69 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 8.7K | 78.1M | 74.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 293 | 4.1M | 3.3M |
| Dependents | 44 | 847 | 24.2K |
| Releases | 11 | 36 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 97d ago | 394d ago | 225d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 5y 7m | 6y 10m |
Health Breakdown
test_executors
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
async-global-executor
Maintenance
8
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
async-std
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| test_executors | async-global-executor | async-std | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 3.1.0 | 1.13.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| Crate Size | 96KB | 15KB | 220KB |
| Features | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.85.1 | 1.80 | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 5 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-global-executor leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-std is depended on by 24.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ async-global-executor has not been updated in over a year.
- •test_executors is pre-1.0 — API may change.