Decision Workspace
ch4 vs rsdns vs trust-dns-resolver
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
ch4
growingv0.18.1
DNS Client Tool
58
rsdns
growingv0.21.0
DNS Client Library
60
trust-dns-resolver
growingv0.23.2
Trust-DNS is a safe and secure DNS library. This Resolver library uses the Client library to perform all DNS queries. The Resolver is intended to be a high-level library for any DNS record resolution see Resolver and AsyncResolver for supported resolution types. The Client can be used for other queries.
Core Metrics
| ch4 | rsdns | trust-dns-resolver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 58 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 32.0K | 81.2K | 51.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 31 | 906 | 956.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 35 | 3.1K |
| Releases | 26 | 26 | 62 |
| Last Updated | 49d ago | 49d ago | 886d ago |
| Age | 4y 7m | 4y 7m | 8y 9m |
Health Breakdown
ch4
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
rsdns
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
trust-dns-resolver
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ch4 | rsdns | trust-dns-resolver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.18.1 | 0.21.0 | 0.23.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 13 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 40KB | 86KB | 89KB |
| Features | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.9% | 1.6% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.85 | 1.64.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •trust-dns-resolver leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •trust-dns-resolver is depended on by 3.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ trust-dns-resolver has not been updated in over a year.