Decision Workspace
hick vs mdns-sd vs simple-mdns
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
hick
experimentalv0.2.0
Batteries-included, runtime-agnostic mDNS / DNS-SD: the `mdns-proto` Sans-I/O core wired to a default async driver (tokio & smol).
67
mdns-sd
growingv0.20.1
mDNS Service Discovery library with no async runtime dependency
55
simple-mdns
growingv0.7.0
Rust implementation of mDNS for service discovering (DNS-SD)
Core Metrics
| hick | mdns-sd | simple-mdns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 67 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 62 | 3.3M | 79.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 303.4K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.1K | 10 |
| Releases | 3 | 76 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 25d ago | 16d ago | 59d ago |
| Age | 1m | 4y 9m | 5y 1m |
Health Breakdown
hick
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
mdns-sd
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
simple-mdns
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| hick | mdns-sd | simple-mdns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.20.1 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 12 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 128KB | 31KB |
| Features | 13 | 4 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.91.0 | 1.71.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mdns-sd leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mdns-sd is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.