Decision Workspace
kissdns vs livehttpd vs lazy-dns
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
kissdns
growingv0.1.1
A developer-focused DNS server with fallback, caching, and wildcard support.
53
livehttpd
stablev1.0.17
A development server with live-reload capabilities.
53
lazy-dns
growingv1.0.14
A lazy DNS server with GeoIP routing. Only SOA, NS, A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, and TXT are supported; everything else is dropped, by design.
Core Metrics
| kissdns | livehttpd | lazy-dns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 53 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4K | 15.1K | 1.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 36 | 9 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 18 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 379d ago | 26d ago | 202d ago |
| Age | 1y | 3y 2m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
kissdns
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
livehttpd
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
lazy-dns
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| kissdns | livehttpd | lazy-dns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.0.17 | 1.0.14 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 8 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 10KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •livehttpd leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ kissdns has not been updated in over a year.
- •kissdns is pre-1.0 — API may change.