Decision Workspace
dns-codec vs dns-message-parser vs binrw
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
dns-codec
growingv0.1.0
represent arbirary data as legal DNS names using a mostly base-38 encoding (including '.' and '-' where permitted).
47
dns-message-parser
growingv0.9.0
Libary to encode and decode DNS packets
72
binrw
growingv0.15.1
A Rust crate for helping read structs from binary data using ✨macro magic✨
Core Metrics
| dns-codec | dns-message-parser | binrw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 47 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1K | 101.4K | 7.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 17 | 3.2K | 660.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 32 | 1.6K |
| Releases | 1 | 15 | 35 |
| Last Updated | 451d ago | 210d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 5y 11m | 5y 6m |
Health Breakdown
dns-codec
Maintenance
2
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
dns-message-parser
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
binrw
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| dns-codec | dns-message-parser | binrw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.9.0 | 0.15.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 172KB | 67KB | 94KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •binrw leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •binrw is depended on by 1.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dns-codec has not been updated in over a year.