Decision Workspace
c-ares vs c-ares-resolver vs c-ares-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
65
c-ares
stablev12.0.0
A Rust wrapper for the c-ares library, for asynchronous DNS requests.
62
c-ares-resolver
stablev11.0.0
An asynchronous DNS resolver, backed by c-ares.
58
c-ares-sys
stablev11.0.0
Low-level bindings to the c-ares library
Core Metrics
| c-ares | c-ares-resolver | c-ares-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 65 | 62 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 339.7K | 218.0K | 279.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 4.9K | 2.4K | 5.0K |
| Dependents | 62 | 28 | 76 |
| Releases | 66 | 47 | 69 |
| Last Updated | 103d ago | 103d ago | 103d ago |
| Age | 10y 8m | 9y 5m | 10y 8m |
Health Breakdown
c-ares
Maintenance
14
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
c-ares-resolver
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
c-ares-sys
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| c-ares | c-ares-resolver | c-ares-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 12.0.0 | 11.0.0 | 11.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 17KB | 606KB |
| Features | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •c-ares leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.