Decision Workspace
alerter_rs vs notify-rust vs noti-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
alerter_rs
experimentalv26.5.1
A library for sending macos desktop notifications in Rust (actually a thin wrapper around alerter)
74
notify-rust
stablev4.17.0
Show desktop notifications (linux, bsd, mac). Pure Rust dbus client and server.
41
noti-rs
experimentalv0.1.1
A simple CLI tool for sending desktop notifications
Core Metrics
| alerter_rs | notify-rust | noti-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 74 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 41 | 9.0M | 87 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 898.6K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.5K | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 82 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 78d ago | 21d ago | 169d ago |
| Age | 2m | 10y 11m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
alerter_rs
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
notify-rust
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
noti-rs
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| alerter_rs | notify-rust | noti-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 26.5.1 | 4.17.0 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 16 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 587KB | 64KB | 12KB |
| Features | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •notify-rust leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •notify-rust is depended on by 3.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •noti-rs is pre-1.0 — API may change.