Decision Workspace
auths-pairing-daemon vs searchlight vs mdns-sd
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
auths-pairing-daemon
experimentalv0.0.1-rc.9
Embeddable LAN pairing daemon for Auths - HTTP server, rate limiting, mDNS discovery
36
searchlight
growingv0.3.2
📡 Rust mDNS server & client library designed with user interfaces in mind
66
mdns-sd
growingv0.18.2
mDNS Service Discovery library with no async runtime dependency
Core Metrics
| auths-pairing-daemon | searchlight | mdns-sd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 36 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 14 | 7.6K | 2.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 37 | 188.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 505 |
| Releases | 1 | 5 | 71 |
| Last Updated | 13d ago | 913d ago | 16d ago |
| Age | 13d | 3y 3m | 4y 5m |
Health Breakdown
auths-pairing-daemon
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
searchlight
Maintenance
5
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
mdns-sd
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| auths-pairing-daemon | searchlight | mdns-sd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1-rc.9 | 0.3.2 | 0.18.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 10 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 33KB | 116KB |
| Features | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 20.0% | 2.8% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 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.
- •⚠searchlight has not been updated in over a year.