backoff

5.1M downloads in the last 30 days (169.7K/day), up 20% from the previous period.

6.1K crates depend on backoff. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

backoff has only 1 owner despite 6.1K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.

Despite being 8+ years old, backoff hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

At 26KB, backoff is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include sqlx-cli, async-openai, ic-agent, solana-storage-bigtable, axiom-rs. When high-quality crates choose backoff, it's a strong quality signal.