Decision Workspace
gntp vs sendgrowl vs notify-rust
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
gntp
experimentalv0.1.11
Production-ready GNTP (Growl Notification Transport Protocol) client with Windows/Android compatibility and multiple icon delivery modes. Includes sendgrowl CLI tool.
35
sendgrowl
experimentalv0.7.4
Send notifications to Growl with multiple host and port support
71
notify-rust
stablev4.12.0
Show desktop notifications (linux, bsd, mac). Pure Rust dbus client and server.
Core Metrics
| gntp | sendgrowl | notify-rust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 35 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 630 | 16 | 7.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 140 | 3 | 558.0K |
| Dependents | 5 | 0 | 3.0K |
| Releases | 7 | 1 | 75 |
| Last Updated | 97d ago | 97d ago | 54d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3m | 10y 9m |
Health Breakdown
gntp
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
sendgrowl
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
notify-rust
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| gntp | sendgrowl | notify-rust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.11 | 0.7.4 | 4.12.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 56KB | 42KB | 62KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.63.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •notify-rust leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •notify-rust is depended on by 3.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •gntp, sendgrowl are pre-1.0 — API may change.