Decision Workspace
libtorrent-sys vs magnet-url vs hightorrent
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
libtorrent-sys
growingv1.0.0
cxx bindings to libtorrent
48
magnet-url
growingv3.0.0
A simple, efficient magnet url parser in Rust
47
hightorrent
growingv0.4.0
High-level torrent library which supports Bittorrent v1, v2 and hybrid torrents
Core Metrics
| libtorrent-sys | magnet-url | hightorrent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 48 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9K | 61.7K | 4.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 45 | 2.6K | 58 |
| Dependents | 2 | 90 | 3 |
| Releases | 2 | 13 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 1393d ago | 322d ago | 137d ago |
| Age | 4y | 5y 1m | 3y 3m |
Health Breakdown
libtorrent-sys
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
magnet-url
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
hightorrent
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| libtorrent-sys | magnet-url | hightorrent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 3.0.0 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 13KB | 518KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 23.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.64 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •magnet-url leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ libtorrent-sys has not been updated in over a year.
- •hightorrent is pre-1.0 — API may change.