Decision Workspace
discovery-rs vs genmeta-discover vs hightower-mdns
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
discovery-rs
growingv0.1.3
mDNS-SD TUI browser
56
genmeta-discover
experimentalv0.3.1
mdns discover services
38
hightower-mdns
experimentalv0.1.3
A naive Rust implementation of mDNS (Multicast DNS) for advertising and discovering hostnames on a local network
Core Metrics
| discovery-rs | genmeta-discover | hightower-mdns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 56 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 4.2K | 102 | 1.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 326d ago | 4d ago | 283d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 27d | 9m |
Health Breakdown
discovery-rs
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
genmeta-discover
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
hightower-mdns
Maintenance
12
Quality
6
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| discovery-rs | genmeta-discover | hightower-mdns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.3.1 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 28KB | 146KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.74.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •genmeta-discover leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •discovery-rs has the most downloads (4.2K), suggesting wider adoption.