Decision Workspace
thread-scoped vs easy-parallel vs spawner
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
thread-scoped
growingv1.0.2
Unsafe and deprecated std::thread::scoped
60
easy-parallel
growingv3.3.1
Run closures in parallel
33
spawner
growingv0.3.2
Tiny wrapper for `thread::spawn` which optionally auto-joins threads on drop
Core Metrics
| thread-scoped | easy-parallel | spawner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 60 | 33 |
| Total Downloads | 2.4M | 1.6M | 9.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 51.0K | 39.4K | 0 |
| Dependents | 52 | 337 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 10 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 3314d ago | 1022d ago | 3461d ago |
| Age | 10y 12m | 6y 1m | 10y 11m |
Health Breakdown
thread-scoped
Maintenance
2
Quality
21
Community
8
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
easy-parallel
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
spawner
Maintenance
2
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| thread-scoped | easy-parallel | spawner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.2 | 3.3.1 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 9KB | 3KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.63 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •easy-parallel leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •thread-scoped has the most downloads (2.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •easy-parallel is depended on by 337 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ thread-scoped, easy-parallel, spawner have not been updated in over a year.
- •spawner is pre-1.0 — API may change.