Decision Workspace
gun vs guardian-db vs mdcs-db
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
gun
growingv0.1.2
The Gun database, in Rust
49
guardian-db
experimentalv0.16.0
High-performance, local-first decentralized database built on Rust and Iroh
47
mdcs-db
experimentalv0.1.2
Database layer for the Carnelia MDCS - Document API with collaborative features
Core Metrics
| gun | guardian-db | mdcs-db | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 49 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 3.3K | 100 | 153 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 22 | 90 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1937d ago | 26d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 5y 3m | 4m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
gun
Maintenance
3
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
guardian-db
Maintenance
19
Quality
7
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
mdcs-db
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| gun | guardian-db | mdcs-db | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.16.0 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 44 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 2.1MB | 35KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.90.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •guardian-db leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gun has the most downloads (3.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ gun has not been updated in over a year.