Decision Workspace
tokio vs tower vs madsim-tokio
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
75
tokio
stablev1.52.3
An event-driven, non-blocking I/O platform for writing asynchronous I/O backed applications.
63
tower
growingv0.5.3
Tower is a library of modular and reusable components for building robust clients and servers.
63
madsim-tokio
growingv0.2.30
The `tokio` simulator on madsim.
Core Metrics
| tokio | tower | madsim-tokio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 75 | 63 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 692.8M | 451.6M | 6.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 62.0M | 44.8M | 171.6K |
| Dependents | 724.4K | 53.7K | 696 |
| Releases | 191 | 26 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 17d ago | 133d ago | 598d ago |
| Age | 9y 11m | 9y 5m | 4y |
Health Breakdown
tokio
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
tower
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
madsim-tokio
Maintenance
7
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| tokio | tower | madsim-tokio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.52.3 | 0.5.3 | 0.2.30 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 36 | 24 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 901KB | 110KB | 4KB |
| Features | 16 | 19 | 24 |
| Yanked % | 2.6% | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.71 | 1.64.0 | — |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 3 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •tokio leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tokio is depended on by 724.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ madsim-tokio has not been updated in over a year.
- •tower, madsim-tokio are pre-1.0 — API may change.