Decision Workspace
tokio-tungstenite vs async-tungstenite vs tungstenite
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
72
tokio-tungstenite
growingv0.29.0
Tokio binding for Tungstenite, the Lightweight stream-based WebSocket implementation
72
async-tungstenite
growingv0.34.1
Async binding for Tungstenite, the Lightweight stream-based WebSocket implementation
70
tungstenite
growingv0.29.0
Lightweight stream-based WebSocket implementation
Core Metrics
| tokio-tungstenite | async-tungstenite | tungstenite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 72 | 72 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 185.5M | 18.2M | 207.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 16.0M | 1.2M | 17.7M |
| Dependents | 30.7K | 3.0K | 7.1K |
| Releases | 39 | 57 | 49 |
| Last Updated | 69d ago | 24d ago | 69d ago |
| Age | 9y 2m | 6y 6m | 9y 2m |
Health Breakdown
tokio-tungstenite
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
async-tungstenite
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
tungstenite
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| tokio-tungstenite | async-tungstenite | tungstenite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.29.0 | 0.34.1 | 0.29.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 17 | 36 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 51KB | 73KB |
| Features | 10 | 25 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.63 | 1.85 | 1.71 |
| Owners | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tokio-tungstenite leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tungstenite has the most downloads (207.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tokio-tungstenite is depended on by 30.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.