Decision Workspace
kafka-native-client vs tiny_kafka vs oxigdal-kafka
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
kafka-native-client
experimentalv0.0.1
A native Rust Kafka client (producer, consumer, admin) with high fidelity to the official Java client
49
tiny_kafka
growingv1.0.6
A tiny Kafka client library with producer and consumer functionalities.
53
oxigdal-kafka
experimentalv0.1.3
Apache Kafka integration for OxiGDAL - async producer/consumer with schema registry and transactions
Core Metrics
| kafka-native-client | tiny_kafka | oxigdal-kafka | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 49 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 11 | 8.0K | 53 |
| 30d Downloads | 11 | 41 | 42 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 488d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 1d | 2y 5m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
kafka-native-client
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
tiny_kafka
Maintenance
5
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
oxigdal-kafka
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| kafka-native-client | tiny_kafka | oxigdal-kafka | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 1.0.6 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 13KB | 62KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •oxigdal-kafka leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tiny_kafka has the most downloads (8.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ tiny_kafka has not been updated in over a year.
- •kafka-native-client, oxigdal-kafka are pre-1.0 — API may change.