Decision Workspace
demagnetize vs mainline vs rbit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
demagnetize
growingv0.6.1
Convert magnet links to .torrent files
68
mainline
stablev6.1.1
Simple, robust, BitTorrent's Mainline DHT implementation
56
rbit
experimentalv0.2.2
A BitTorrent library implementing BEP specifications
Core Metrics
| demagnetize | mainline | rbit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 68 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 6.3K | 235.6K | 525 |
| 30d Downloads | 13 | 27.8K | 89 |
| Dependents | 0 | 264 | 7 |
| Releases | 9 | 39 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 75d ago | 50d ago | 114d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 2y 6m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
demagnetize
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
mainline
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
16
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
rbit
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| demagnetize | mainline | rbit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.1 | 6.1.1 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 36 | 25 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 174KB | 76KB | 156KB |
| Features | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.85 | 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.
- •demagnetize, rbit are pre-1.0 — API may change.