Decision Workspace
hickory-proto vs hickory-resolver vs hickory-server
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
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.
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.
65
hickory-server
growingv0.25.2
hickory-server is a library for integrating safe and secure DNS servers into an async Tokio application. It supports a variety of protocol features (DNSSEC, TSIG, SIG(0), DoT, DoQ, DoH). Servers can be operated in an authoritative role, or as a forwarding resolver, stub resolver, or a recursive resolver (experimental).
Core Metrics
| hickory-proto | hickory-resolver | hickory-server | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 68 | 71 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 42.1M | 40.7M | 1.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 5.3M | 5.1M | 169.4K |
| Dependents | 817 | 3.4K | 171 |
| Releases | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Last Updated | today | today | today |
| Age | 2y 6m | 2y 6m | 2y 6m |
Health Breakdown
hickory-proto
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
hickory-resolver
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
hickory-server
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hickory-proto | hickory-resolver | hickory-server | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 41 | 24 | 29 |
| Crate Size | 418KB | 92KB | 109KB |
| Features | 26 | 22 | 25 |
| 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.