Decision Workspace
imap-next vs mailrs-imap-proto vs imap-rs-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
imap-next
growingv0.3.4
Thin sans I/O abstraction over IMAP's distinct protocol flows
56
mailrs-imap-proto
experimentalv1.0.3
IMAP4rev1 protocol parser, response formatter, and sequence-set helpers (RFC 3501) — zero I/O.
54
imap-rs-core
experimentalv0.2.2
Zero-copy IMAP4rev2 protocol types and parser (no I/O). Core of the imap-rs library.
Core Metrics
| imap-next | mailrs-imap-proto | imap-rs-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 56 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 33.9K | 62 | 71 |
| 30d Downloads | 3.7K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| Releases | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 96d ago | 4d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 6d | 2d |
Health Breakdown
imap-next
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
mailrs-imap-proto
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
imap-rs-core
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| imap-next | mailrs-imap-proto | imap-rs-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.4 | 1.0.3 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 40KB | 33KB | 21KB |
| Features | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | 1.95.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •imap-next leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •imap-next, imap-rs-core are pre-1.0 — API may change.