Decision Workspace
txfs vs freqfs vs async-fs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
txfs
growingv0.5.1
A cached transactional filesystem layer over tokio::fs
53
freqfs
growingv0.12.0
An in-memory filesystem cache layer over tokio::fs, with LFU eviction
69
async-fs
growingv2.2.0
Async filesystem primitives
Core Metrics
| txfs | freqfs | async-fs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 53 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 10.1K | 34.6K | 37.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 156 | 277 | 2.6M |
| Dependents | 13 | 62 | 1.0K |
| Releases | 7 | 25 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 51d ago | 56d ago | 194d ago |
| Age | 2y 6m | 4y 6m | 6y 10m |
Health Breakdown
txfs
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
freqfs
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
async-fs
Maintenance
8
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| txfs | freqfs | async-fs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.1 | 0.12.0 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 15 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 29KB | 19KB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 8.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-fs leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-fs is depended on by 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •txfs, freqfs are pre-1.0 — API may change.