Decision Workspace
madsim-rdkafka vs high-level-kafka vs rdkafka-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
madsim-rdkafka
growingv0.4.4+0.34.0
The rdkafka simulator on madsim.
39
high-level-kafka
growingv1.0.0
High Level Kafka client for Rust
66
rdkafka-sys
stablev4.10.0+2.12.1
Native bindings to the librdkafka library
Core Metrics
| madsim-rdkafka | high-level-kafka | rdkafka-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 39 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 286.6K | 8.3K | 22.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 12.8K | 8 | 1.8M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 89 |
| Releases | 13 | 7 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 276d ago | 410d ago | 61d ago |
| Age | 3y 6m | 2y 9m | 9y 4m |
Health Breakdown
madsim-rdkafka
Maintenance
9
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
high-level-kafka
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
rdkafka-sys
Maintenance
15
Quality
18
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| madsim-rdkafka | high-level-kafka | rdkafka-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.4+0.34.0 | 1.0.0 | 4.10.0+2.12.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 36 | 9 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 102KB | 13KB | 4.9MB |
| Features | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Yanked % | 7.7% | 28.6% | 3.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.74 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 5 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rdkafka-sys leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ high-level-kafka has not been updated in over a year.
- •madsim-rdkafka is pre-1.0 — API may change.