Decision Workspace
koprs-external vs kube-runtime vs k8s-openapi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
koprs-external
experimentalv0.9.1
Generic polling watchers for external sources such as HTTP APIs and object stores, designed as a companion to koprs Kubernetes operators.
72
kube-runtime
stablev4.0.0
Kubernetes controller runtime
71
k8s-openapi
growingv0.28.0
Bindings for the Kubernetes client API
Core Metrics
| koprs-external | kube-runtime | k8s-openapi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 72 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 16 | 49.3M | 61.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.8M | 2.5M |
| Dependents | 0 | 342 | 19.7K |
| Releases | 1 | 87 | 34 |
| Last Updated | 31d ago | 27d ago | 28d ago |
| Age | 1m | 5y 12m | 8y |
Health Breakdown
koprs-external
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
kube-runtime
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
k8s-openapi
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| koprs-external | kube-runtime | k8s-openapi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.1 | 4.0.0 | 0.28.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 28 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 97KB | 3.6MB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kube-runtime leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •k8s-openapi has the most downloads (61.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •k8s-openapi is depended on by 19.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •koprs-external, k8s-openapi are pre-1.0 — API may change.