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hickory-dns vs hickory-resolver vs hickory-proto
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
hickory-dns
growingv0.25.2
Hickory DNS is a safe and secure DNS server with a variety of protocol features (DNSSEC, TSIG, SIG(0), DoT, DoQ, DoH). It can be operated as an authoritative DNS server, forwarding resolver, stub resolver, or a recursive resolver (experimental). Zone data can be managed in-memory, with flat files, or with an SQLite database.
71
hickory-resolver
growingv0.25.2
hickory-resolver is a safe and secure DNS stub resolver library intended to be a high-level library for DNS record resolution.
68
hickory-proto
growingv0.25.2
hickory-proto is a safe and secure low-level DNS library. This is the foundational DNS protocol library used by the other higher-level Hickory DNS crates.
Core Metrics
| hickory-dns | hickory-resolver | hickory-proto | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 71 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 22.2K | 40.7M | 42.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 411 | 5.1M | 5.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.4K | 817 |
| Releases | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Last Updated | today | today | today |
| Age | 2y 10m | 2y 6m | 2y 6m |
Health Breakdown
hickory-dns
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
hickory-resolver
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
hickory-proto
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hickory-dns | hickory-resolver | hickory-proto | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.25.2 | 0.25.2 | 0.25.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 33 | 24 | 41 |
| Crate Size | 80KB | 92KB | 418KB |
| Features | 25 | 22 | 26 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.71.1 | 1.71.1 | 1.71.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hickory-resolver leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hickory-proto has the most downloads (42.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hickory-resolver is depended on by 3.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.