Decision Workspace
kafkang vs rustfs-kafka vs kafka
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
kafkang
experimentalv0.3.0
Rust client for Apache Kafka
59
rustfs-kafka
experimentalv1.2.0
Rust client for Apache Kafka
53
kafka
growingv0.10.0
Rust client for Apache Kafka
Core Metrics
| kafkang | rustfs-kafka | kafka | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 59 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 259 | 15.0K | 1.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 6.9K | 18.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 284 |
| Releases | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 120d ago | 81d ago | 1023d ago |
| Age | 7m | 2m | 11y 2m |
Health Breakdown
kafkang
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
4
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
rustfs-kafka
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
kafka
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| kafkang | rustfs-kafka | kafka | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.2.0 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 20 | 25 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 158KB | 138KB | 151KB |
| Features | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.93.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rustfs-kafka leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kafka has the most downloads (1.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •kafka is depended on by 284 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ kafka has not been updated in over a year.
- •kafkang, kafka are pre-1.0 — API may change.