Decision Workspace
thunks vs async-global-executor vs async-std
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
thunks
growingv0.1.0
Asynchronous composer for Rust.
69
async-global-executor
growingv3.1.0
A global executor built on top of async-executor and async-io
66
async-std
growingv1.13.2
Deprecated in favor of `smol` - Async version of the Rust standard library
Core Metrics
| thunks | async-global-executor | async-std | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 69 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 7.4K | 78.1M | 74.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 4.1M | 3.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 847 | 24.2K |
| Releases | 4 | 36 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 3568d ago | 394d ago | 225d ago |
| Age | 9y 9m | 5y 7m | 6y 10m |
Health Breakdown
thunks
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
async-global-executor
Maintenance
8
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
async-std
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| thunks | async-global-executor | async-std | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 3.1.0 | 1.13.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 8 | 28 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 15KB | 220KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.80 | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 5 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-global-executor leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-std is depended on by 24.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ thunks, async-global-executor have not been updated in over a year.
- •thunks is pre-1.0 — API may change.