Decision Workspace
kacrab vs kafrust-protocol vs kafrust
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
kacrab
experimentalv0.2.0
A Kafka client for Rust, built from the protocol up.
49
kafrust-protocol
experimentalv0.2.1
Kafka wire protocol primitives for kafrust.
45
kafrust
experimentalv0.2.1
A pure Rust Kafka client with no librdkafka or C toolchain dependency.
Core Metrics
| kacrab | kafrust-protocol | kafrust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 49 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 76 | 76 | 56 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 6d ago | 35d ago | 35d ago |
| Age | 11d | 1m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
kacrab
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
kafrust-protocol
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
kafrust
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| kacrab | kafrust-protocol | kafrust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.2.1 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 27 | 0 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 516KB | 16KB | 38KB |
| Features | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.95 | 1.75 | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kafrust-protocol leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kacrab has the most downloads (76), suggesting wider adoption.