Decision Workspace
avahi-sys vs bonjour-sys vs zeroconf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
avahi-sys
growingv0.10.1
Bindings to Avahi, a library for zero-configuration networking.
54
bonjour-sys
growingv0.4.0
Bindings for low-level Bonjour services (a.k.a. zeroconf).
51
zeroconf
growingv0.17.0
cross-platform library that wraps ZeroConf/mDNS implementations like Bonjour or Avahi
Core Metrics
| avahi-sys | bonjour-sys | zeroconf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 54 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 204.7K | 207.0K | 277.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 4.4K | 11.0K | 5.1K |
| Dependents | 35 | 48 | 28 |
| Releases | 2 | 8 | 35 |
| Last Updated | 796d ago | 32d ago | 125d ago |
| Age | 5y 6m | 5y 6m | 5y 6m |
Health Breakdown
avahi-sys
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
7
bonjour-sys
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
8
zeroconf
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| avahi-sys | bonjour-sys | zeroconf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.1 | 0.4.0 | 0.17.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | non-standard | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 43KB | 41KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.7% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bonjour-sys leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zeroconf has the most downloads (277.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ avahi-sys has not been updated in over a year.