Decision Workspace
agnostic-mdns vs mdns-sd vs simple-mdns
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
agnostic-mdns
growingv0.4.2
Simple and lightweight mDNS client/server library for any async runtime.
66
mdns-sd
growingv0.18.2
mDNS Service Discovery library with no async runtime dependency
55
simple-mdns
growingv0.6.3
Rust implementation of mDNS for service discovering (DNS-SD)
Core Metrics
| agnostic-mdns | mdns-sd | simple-mdns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 66 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 8.0K | 2.0M | 76.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 192.9K | 1.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 505 | 10 |
| Releases | 9 | 71 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 376d ago | 16d ago | 42d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 4y 5m | 4y 10m |
Health Breakdown
agnostic-mdns
Maintenance
8
Quality
8
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
mdns-sd
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
simple-mdns
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| agnostic-mdns | mdns-sd | simple-mdns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.2 | 0.18.2 | 0.6.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 27 | 12 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 42KB | 116KB | 29KB |
| Features | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 33.3% | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.71.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mdns-sd leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mdns-sd is depended on by 505 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ agnostic-mdns has not been updated in over a year.