Decision Workspace
herosal-mqttclient vs ntex-mqtt vs rmqtt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
herosal-mqttclient
experimentalv0.1.1
SAL MQTT Client - MQTT messaging client for SAL with pub/sub support
71
ntex-mqtt
stablev8.0.0
Client and Server framework for MQTT v5 and v3.1.1 protocols
60
rmqtt
growingv0.20.0
MQTT Server for v3.1, v3.1.1 and v5.0 protocols
Core Metrics
| herosal-mqttclient | ntex-mqtt | rmqtt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 71 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 42 | 301.5K | 17.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.6K | 1.1K |
| Dependents | 4 | 69 | 319 |
| Releases | 2 | 197 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 162d ago | 13d ago | 23d ago |
| Age | 5m | 6y 1m | 3y 7m |
Health Breakdown
herosal-mqttclient
Maintenance
10
Quality
8
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
ntex-mqtt
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
rmqtt
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| herosal-mqttclient | ntex-mqtt | rmqtt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 8.0.0 | 0.20.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 22 | 36 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 158KB | 125KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 8.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.89.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ntex-mqtt leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rmqtt is depended on by 319 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •herosal-mqttclient, rmqtt are pre-1.0 — API may change.