Decision Workspace
async-dnssd vs astro-dnssd vs ntex-service
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
async-dnssd
growingv0.5.1
Asynchronous wrapper for DNS-SD C libraries
47
astro-dnssd
growingv0.3.6
Simple & safe DNS-SD wrapper
79
ntex-service
stablev4.6.0
ntex service
Core Metrics
| async-dnssd | astro-dnssd | ntex-service | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 47 | 79 |
| Total Downloads | 438.7K | 54.2K | 532.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 43.3K | 2.9K | 20.8K |
| Dependents | 49 | 1 | 802 |
| Releases | 8 | 11 | 64 |
| Last Updated | 566d ago | 284d ago | 20d ago |
| Age | 8y 9m | 5y 11m | 5y 12m |
Health Breakdown
async-dnssd
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
astro-dnssd
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
ntex-service
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
19
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| async-dnssd | astro-dnssd | ntex-service | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.1 | 0.3.6 | 4.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 38KB | 35KB | 42KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 9.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ntex-service leads with a health score of 79/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ntex-service is depended on by 802 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ async-dnssd has not been updated in over a year.
- •async-dnssd, astro-dnssd are pre-1.0 — API may change.