Decision Workspace
thingbuf vs nexus-queue vs nexus-logbuf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
thingbuf
growingv0.1.6
I'm at the buffer pool. I'm at the MPSC channel. I'm at the combination MPSC channel and buffer pool.
58
nexus-queue
experimentalv1.3.1
High-performance lock-free SPSC and MPSC queues for low-latency systems
58
nexus-logbuf
experimentalv2.2.0
Lock-free SPSC and MPSC byte ring buffers for logging and archival
Core Metrics
| thingbuf | nexus-queue | nexus-logbuf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 58 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3M | 4.2K | 2.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 60.0K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 266 | 29 | 19 |
| Releases | 7 | 14 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 767d ago | 43d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 4y 2m | 4m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
thingbuf
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
nexus-queue
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
nexus-logbuf
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| thingbuf | nexus-queue | nexus-logbuf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.6 | 1.3.1 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 81KB | 26KB | 45KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.57.0 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nexus-queue leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •thingbuf has the most downloads (1.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •thingbuf is depended on by 266 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ thingbuf has not been updated in over a year.
- •thingbuf is pre-1.0 — API may change.