Decision Workspace
tokio vs madsim-tokio vs tower
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
72
tokio
stablev1.52.3
An event-driven, non-blocking I/O platform for writing asynchronous I/O backed applications.
63
madsim-tokio
growingv0.2.30
The `tokio` simulator on madsim.
61
tower
growingv0.5.3
Tower is a library of modular and reusable components for building robust clients and servers.
Core Metrics
| tokio | madsim-tokio | tower | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 72 | 63 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 797.3M | 6.2M | 532.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 39.5M | 65.4K | 31.1M |
| Dependents | 855.5K | 702 | 64.9K |
| Releases | 191 | 20 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 66d ago | 647d ago | 182d ago |
| Age | 10y | 4y 1m | 9y 6m |
Health Breakdown
tokio
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
madsim-tokio
Maintenance
7
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
tower
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| tokio | madsim-tokio | tower | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.52.3 | 0.2.30 | 0.5.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 36 | 3 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 901KB | 4KB | 110KB |
| Features | 16 | 24 | 19 |
| Yanked % | 2.6% | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.71 | — | 1.64.0 |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 2 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •tokio leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tokio is depended on by 855.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ madsim-tokio has not been updated in over a year.
- •madsim-tokio, tower are pre-1.0 — API may change.