Decision Workspace
GatoMQTT vs tinymqtt vs mqttv5-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
GatoMQTT
experimentalv0.2.0
no_std, no_alloc MQTT 3.1.1 broker library for embedded Rust. Bounded session registry, retained messages, QoS 1, transport-agnostic (plain TCP or TLS via TlsSession trait).
40
tinymqtt
growingv0.1.3
A very tiny no-std MQTT client, mainly for embedded systems
56
mqttv5-cli
experimentalv0.27.3
Superior CLI tool for MQTT v5.0 - unified client and broker commands with ergonomic input design
Core Metrics
| GatoMQTT | tinymqtt | mqttv5-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 40 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 22 | 3.4K | 3.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 21d ago | 720d ago | 9d ago |
| Age | 21d | 1y 11m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
GatoMQTT
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
tinymqtt
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
mqttv5-cli
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| GatoMQTT | tinymqtt | mqttv5-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.3 | 0.27.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 2 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 61KB | 6KB | 79KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mqttv5-cli leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tinymqtt has the most downloads (3.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ tinymqtt has not been updated in over a year.