Decision Workspace
libpq vs postgres-types vs postgres
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
libpq
growingv6.0.1
Safe binding for libpq
70
postgres-types
growingv0.2.13
Conversions between Rust and Postgres values
69
postgres
growingv0.19.13
A native, synchronous PostgreSQL client
Core Metrics
| libpq | postgres-types | postgres | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 70 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3M | 49.4M | 14.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 61.4K | 4.0M | 823.3K |
| Dependents | 46 | 2.1K | 4.0K |
| Releases | 39 | 20 | 109 |
| Last Updated | 208d ago | 57d ago | 57d ago |
| Age | 6y 1m | 6y 7m | 11y 6m |
Health Breakdown
libpq
Maintenance
11
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
postgres-types
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
postgres
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| libpq | postgres-types | postgres | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 6.0.1 | 0.2.13 | 0.19.13 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 25 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 64KB | 41KB | 43KB |
| Features | 9 | 22 | 20 |
| Yanked % | 2.6% | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •postgres-types leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •postgres is depended on by 4.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •postgres-types, postgres are pre-1.0 — API may change.