Decision Workspace
libzmq-sys vs libzmq vs arzmq
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
libzmq-sys
growingv0.1.8+4.3.2
Raw CFFI bindings for libzmq
43
libzmq
growingv0.2.5
A strict subset of ØMQ with a high level API.
54
arzmq
experimentalv0.6.3
High-level bindings to the zeromq library
Core Metrics
| libzmq-sys | libzmq | arzmq | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 43 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 28.4K | 56.0K | 5.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 30 | 9 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 30 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 2207d ago | 2207d ago | 69d ago |
| Age | 7y | 7y | 10m |
Health Breakdown
libzmq-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
10
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
libzmq
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
arzmq
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| libzmq-sys | libzmq | arzmq | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.8+4.3.2 | 0.2.5 | 0.6.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 21 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 71KB | 113KB |
| Features | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 66.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.95 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arzmq leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libzmq has the most downloads (56.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ libzmq-sys, libzmq have not been updated in over a year.