Decision Workspace
threadpool vs blocking-threadpool vs affinitypool
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
threadpool
growingv1.8.1
A thread pool for running a number of jobs on a fixed set of worker threads.
65
blocking-threadpool
stablev1.0.3
A thread pool for running a number of jobs on a fixed set of worker threads.
57
affinitypool
growingv0.4.0
A Rust library for running blocking jobs on a dedicated thread pool with CPU core affinity
Core Metrics
| threadpool | blocking-threadpool | affinitypool | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 65 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 94.5M | 249.7K | 346.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 5.3M | 14.9K | 61.2K |
| Dependents | 6.0K | 127 | 144 |
| Releases | 24 | 4 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 2146d ago | 73d ago | 183d ago |
| Age | 11y 1m | 2y 4m | 1y 2m |
Health Breakdown
threadpool
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
blocking-threadpool
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
affinitypool
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| threadpool | blocking-threadpool | affinitypool | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.8.1 | 1.0.3 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 15KB | 38KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56.1 | — |
| Owners | 4 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •blocking-threadpool leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •threadpool has the most downloads (94.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •threadpool is depended on by 6.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ threadpool has not been updated in over a year.
- •affinitypool is pre-1.0 — API may change.