Decision Workspace
bip_dht vs mainline vs dht
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
bip_dht
growingv0.6.0
Implementation of the bittorrent mainline DHT
68
mainline
stablev6.1.1
Simple, robust, BitTorrent's Mainline DHT implementation
55
dht
growingv6.4.0
Simple, robust, BitTorrent's Mainline DHT implementation
Core Metrics
| bip_dht | mainline | dht | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 68 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 18.3K | 235.6K | 2.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 61 | 27.8K | 63 |
| Dependents | 0 | 264 | 4 |
| Releases | 9 | 39 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 3177d ago | 50d ago | 29d ago |
| Age | 10y 3m | 2y 6m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
bip_dht
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
mainline
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
16
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
dht
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| bip_dht | mainline | dht | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 6.1.1 | 6.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 25 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 51KB | 76KB | 82KB |
| Features | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mainline leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mainline is depended on by 264 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bip_dht has not been updated in over a year.
- •bip_dht is pre-1.0 — API may change.