Decision Workspace
kafka vs br-cache vs kafkang
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
kafka
growingv0.10.0
Rust client for Apache Kafka
53
br-cache
growingv0.3.22
This is an Cache and Message Queue abstraction layer
53
kafkang
experimentalv0.3.0
Rust client for Apache Kafka
Core Metrics
| kafka | br-cache | kafkang | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 53 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 923.1K | 29.4K | 199 |
| 30d Downloads | 29.4K | 252 | 66 |
| Dependents | 239 | 440 | 0 |
| Releases | 24 | 38 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 915d ago | 48d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 10y 10m | 2y 12m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
kafka
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
br-cache
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
kafkang
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
4
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| kafka | br-cache | kafkang | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.0 | 0.3.22 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 17 | 10 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 151KB | 23KB | 158KB |
| Features | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •br-cache leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kafka has the most downloads (923.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •br-cache is depended on by 440 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ kafka has not been updated in over a year.