Decision Workspace
tokio-retry vs finito vs exponential-backoff
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
tokio-retry
growingv0.3.0
Extensible, asynchronous retry behaviours for futures/tokio
48
finito
growingv0.1.0
Retry behaviour for futures
61
exponential-backoff
growingv2.1.0
An exponential backoff generator with jitter.
Core Metrics
| tokio-retry | finito | exponential-backoff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 48 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 66.2M | 2.4M | 2.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 7.3M | 140.0K | 134.2K |
| Dependents | 1.8K | 26 | 369 |
| Releases | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 1847d ago | 707d ago | 344d ago |
| Age | 9y | 1y 11m | 7y 8m |
Health Breakdown
tokio-retry
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
finito
Maintenance
1
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
exponential-backoff
Maintenance
7
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| tokio-retry | finito | exponential-backoff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.1.0 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 7KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •exponential-backoff leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tokio-retry has the most downloads (66.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tokio-retry is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tokio-retry, finito have not been updated in over a year.
- •tokio-retry, finito are pre-1.0 — API may change.