Decision Workspace
tokio-tower vs pnet vs async-sink
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
tokio-tower
growingv0.6.0
Bridging the protocol gap between Tokio and Tower
60
pnet
growingv0.35.0
Cross-platform, low level networking using the Rust programming language.
59
async-sink
experimentalv0.3.1
The asynchronous `Sink` trait for the tokio ecosystem.
Core Metrics
| tokio-tower | pnet | async-sink | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 60 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 3.7M | 10.1M | 3.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 284.1K | 1.2M | 90 |
| Dependents | 238 | 1.6K | 17 |
| Releases | 19 | 51 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 1109d ago | 666d ago | 204d ago |
| Age | 8y 7m | 11y 4m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
tokio-tower
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
pnet
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
async-sink
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| tokio-tower | pnet | async-sink | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 0.35.0 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 7 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 29KB | 19KB |
| Features | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.40.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 5 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pnet leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pnet is depended on by 1.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tokio-tower, pnet have not been updated in over a year.