Decision Workspace
high-level-kafka vs lnc-client vs madsim-rdkafka
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
high-level-kafka
growingv1.0.0
High Level Kafka client for Rust
50
lnc-client
experimentalv0.2.8
LANCE client library - Rust client for the LANCE streaming platform
48
madsim-rdkafka
growingv0.4.4+0.34.0
The rdkafka simulator on madsim.
Core Metrics
| high-level-kafka | lnc-client | madsim-rdkafka | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 50 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 8.3K | 172 | 286.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 39 | 12.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 9 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 410d ago | 25d ago | 276d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 1m | 3y 6m |
Health Breakdown
high-level-kafka
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
lnc-client
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
madsim-rdkafka
Maintenance
9
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| high-level-kafka | lnc-client | madsim-rdkafka | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.2.8 | 0.4.4+0.34.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 11 | 36 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 89KB | 102KB |
| Features | 19 | 2 | 19 |
| Yanked % | 28.6% | 0.0% | 7.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •lnc-client leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •madsim-rdkafka has the most downloads (286.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ high-level-kafka has not been updated in over a year.
- •lnc-client, madsim-rdkafka are pre-1.0 — API may change.