Decision Workspace
hickory-net vs hickory-proto vs hickory-resolver
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
hickory-net
experimentalv0.26.1
hickory-net 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.
67
hickory-proto
growingv0.26.1
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.
67
hickory-resolver
growingv0.26.1
hickory-resolver is a safe and secure DNS stub resolver library intended to be a high-level library for DNS record resolution.
Core Metrics
| hickory-net | hickory-proto | hickory-resolver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 67 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 717.6K | 51.8M | 50.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 673.7K | 5.2M | 5.0M |
| Dependents | 38 | 1.1K | 4.3K |
| Releases | 6 | 21 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 24d ago | 24d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 2m | 2y 8m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
hickory-net
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
hickory-proto
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
hickory-resolver
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hickory-net | hickory-proto | hickory-resolver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.26.1 | 0.26.1 | 0.26.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 38 | 20 | 35 |
| Crate Size | 129KB | 309KB | 144KB |
| Features | 20 | 11 | 24 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hickory-proto leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hickory-resolver is depended on by 4.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.