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hickory-resolver vs hickory-proto vs hickory-server
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
65
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.
66
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.
63
hickory-server
growingv0.26.1
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-resolver | hickory-proto | hickory-server | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 65 | 66 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 59.1M | 61.2M | 2.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 3.4M | 3.6M | 258.8K |
| Dependents | 5.2K | 1.4K | 279 |
| Releases | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 73d ago | 73d ago | 73d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 2y 9m | 2y 9m |
Health Breakdown
hickory-resolver
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
hickory-proto
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
hickory-server
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hickory-resolver | hickory-proto | hickory-server | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 35 | 20 | 28 |
| Crate Size | 144KB | 309KB | 111KB |
| Features | 24 | 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 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hickory-resolver is depended on by 5.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.