Decision Workspace
drdns vs lazy-dns vs blastdns
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
drdns
growingv0.0.0
djbdns DNS server and cache translated into Rust using corrode
53
lazy-dns
growingv1.0.14
A lazy DNS server with GeoIP routing. Only SOA, NS, A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, and TXT are supported; everything else is dropped, by design.
53
blastdns
experimentalv1.8.0
Async DNS lookup library for bulk/parallel DNS resolution
Core Metrics
| drdns | lazy-dns | blastdns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 53 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1K | 1.7K | 352 |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 9 | 63 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 3023d ago | 202d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 8y 3m | 6m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
drdns
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
lazy-dns
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
blastdns
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| drdns | lazy-dns | blastdns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 1.0.14 | 1.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 93KB | 25KB | 107KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lazy-dns leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •drdns has the most downloads (2.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ drdns has not been updated in over a year.
- •drdns is pre-1.0 — API may change.