Decision Workspace
lazy-dns vs radixtarget vs dns-firewall
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
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.
56
radixtarget
growingv4.2.0
Fast radix tree implementation for IP addresses and hostnames with target matching
49
dns-firewall
growingv1.2.3
Filtering DNS proxy server with firewall integration
Core Metrics
| lazy-dns | radixtarget | dns-firewall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 56 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 2.5K | 3.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 244 | 5 |
| Dependents | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 202d ago | 101d ago | 271d ago |
| Age | 6m | 6m | 3y 7m |
Health Breakdown
lazy-dns
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
radixtarget
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
dns-firewall
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| lazy-dns | radixtarget | dns-firewall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.14 | 4.2.0 | 1.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 5 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 180KB | 45KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •radixtarget leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dns-firewall has the most downloads (3.3K), suggesting wider adoption.