Decision Workspace
threadpools vs parallel_worker vs rayon
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
threadpools
growingv8.0.0
Efficient, configurable, zero-dependency thread pool implementations. Flexible and usable for a wide variety of applications.
46
parallel_worker
growingv1.0.2
A parallel worker implementation in Rust. Allows to start tasks in parallel and receive the results blocking or non-blocking.
68
rayon
growingv1.11.0
Simple work-stealing parallelism for Rust
Core Metrics
| threadpools | parallel_worker | rayon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 46 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 6.5K | 7.5K | 340.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 17 | 90 | 21.4M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 105.0K |
| Releases | 13 | 13 | 39 |
| Last Updated | 326d ago | 180d ago | 227d ago |
| Age | 11m | 1y | 10y 3m |
Health Breakdown
threadpools
Maintenance
15
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
parallel_worker
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
rayon
Maintenance
10
Quality
19
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| threadpools | parallel_worker | rayon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 8.0.0 | 1.0.2 | 1.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 9KB | 182KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 15.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.80 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rayon leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rayon is depended on by 105.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.