Decision Workspace
hightorrent vs mtorrent-core vs fx-torrent
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
hightorrent
growingv0.4.0
High-level torrent library which supports Bittorrent v1, v2 and hybrid torrents
55
mtorrent-core
experimentalv0.4.3
Fundamentals for building asynchronous BitTorrent clients
44
fx-torrent
experimentalv0.7.0
FX Torrent is a feature rich Bittorrent protocol implementation written in rust supporting Linux, MacOS and Windows.
Core Metrics
| hightorrent | mtorrent-core | fx-torrent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 55 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 4.3K | 1.8K | 420 |
| 30d Downloads | 60 | 156 | 163 |
| Dependents | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 12 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 137d ago | 9d ago | 9d ago |
| Age | 3y 3m | 6m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
hightorrent
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
mtorrent-core
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
fx-torrent
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| hightorrent | mtorrent-core | fx-torrent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.4.3 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0-only | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 23 | 42 |
| Crate Size | 518KB | 90KB | 308KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.64 | — | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mtorrent-core leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hightorrent has the most downloads (4.3K), suggesting wider adoption.