Decision Workspace
async-imap vs himalaya vs imap-codec
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
async-imap
growingv0.11.2
Async IMAP client for Rust
65
himalaya
stablev1.2.0
CLI to manage emails
64
imap-codec
stablev1.0.0
Rock-solid and complete codec for IMAP
Core Metrics
| async-imap | himalaya | imap-codec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 65 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 366.8K | 47.6K | 55.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 97.5K | 6.7K | 8.1K |
| Dependents | 262 | 9 | 25 |
| Releases | 29 | 26 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 46d ago | 36d ago | 38d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 4y 1m | 5y 1m |
Health Breakdown
async-imap
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
himalaya
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
imap-codec
Maintenance
16
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| async-imap | himalaya | imap-codec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.2 | 1.2.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 19 | 20 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 66KB | 258KB | 69KB |
| Features | 4 | 12 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •himalaya leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-imap has the most downloads (366.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •async-imap is depended on by 262 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •async-imap is pre-1.0 — API may change.