Decision Workspace
theta-sync vs chenal vs tokio-bichannel
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
theta-sync
experimentalv0.1.0-alpha.1
A high-performance no_std MPSC channel with full Tokio compatibility
49
chenal
experimentalv0.1.0-alpha.2
Performant channel implementations
44
tokio-bichannel
growingv1.0.2
Bidirectional tokio::sync::mpsc channel
Core Metrics
| theta-sync | chenal | tokio-bichannel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 49 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 763 | 26 | 3.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 294d ago | 6d ago | 666d ago |
| Age | 9m | 7d | 1y 10m |
Health Breakdown
theta-sync
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
chenal
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
tokio-bichannel
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| theta-sync | chenal | tokio-bichannel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0-alpha.1 | 0.1.0-alpha.2 | 1.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 32KB | 40KB | 3KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75.0 | 1.87 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •chenal leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tokio-bichannel has the most downloads (3.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ tokio-bichannel has not been updated in over a year.
- •theta-sync, chenal are pre-1.0 — API may change.