Decision Workspace
herosal-mqttclient vs ntex-mqtt vs paho-mqtt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
herosal-mqttclient
experimentalv0.1.1
SAL MQTT Client - MQTT messaging client for SAL with pub/sub support
72
ntex-mqtt
stablev7.6.1
Client and Server framework for MQTT v5 and v3.1.1 protocols
59
paho-mqtt
growingv0.14.0
The Official Eclipse Paho MQTT Rust Client Library. This is a wrapper around the Paho C library.
Core Metrics
| herosal-mqttclient | ntex-mqtt | paho-mqtt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 72 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 39 | 294.7K | 1.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 3.4K | 58.4K |
| Dependents | 4 | 64 | 193 |
| Releases | 2 | 192 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 103d ago | today | 2d ago |
| Age | 3m | 5y 12m | 7y 4m |
Health Breakdown
herosal-mqttclient
Maintenance
12
Quality
8
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
ntex-mqtt
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
paho-mqtt
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| herosal-mqttclient | ntex-mqtt | paho-mqtt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 7.6.1 | 0.14.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | EPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 23 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 159KB | 134KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.75.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ntex-mqtt leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •paho-mqtt has the most downloads (1.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •paho-mqtt is depended on by 193 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •herosal-mqttclient, paho-mqtt are pre-1.0 — API may change.