Decision Workspace
ipwhois-rust vs maxminddb vs geoip2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
ipwhois-rust
experimentalv1.2.0
Official Rust client for the ipwhois.io IP Geolocation API. Simple, supports single and bulk IP lookups.
66
maxminddb
growingv0.28.1
Library for reading MaxMind DB format used by GeoIP2 and GeoLite2
57
geoip2
growingv0.1.8
Library for reading MaxMind DB format used by GeoIP2 and GeoLite2
Core Metrics
| ipwhois-rust | maxminddb | geoip2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 66 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 14 | 24.2M | 52.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.0M | 5.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 841 | 24 |
| Releases | 1 | 56 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 15d ago | 29d ago | 94d ago |
| Age | 15d | 11y 6m | 4y 9m |
Health Breakdown
ipwhois-rust
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
maxminddb
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
geoip2
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ipwhois-rust | maxminddb | geoip2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 | 0.28.1 | 0.1.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | ISC | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 52KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •maxminddb leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •maxminddb is depended on by 841 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •maxminddb, geoip2 are pre-1.0 — API may change.