Decision Workspace
mainline vs dht vs n0-mainline
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
72
mainline
stablev6.2.0
Simple, robust, BitTorrent's Mainline DHT implementation
52
dht
growingv6.4.0
Simple, robust, BitTorrent's Mainline DHT implementation
49
n0-mainline
experimentalv0.4.0
Async BitTorrent Mainline DHT client
Core Metrics
| mainline | dht | n0-mainline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 72 | 52 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 298.4K | 2.2K | 1.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 38.3K | 0 | 1.1K |
| Dependents | 300 | 4 | 1 |
| Releases | 41 | 8 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 88d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 10m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
mainline
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
dht
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
n0-mainline
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mainline | dht | n0-mainline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 6.2.0 | 6.4.0 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 23 | 24 | 26 |
| Crate Size | 77KB | 82KB | 83KB |
| Features | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | 1.89 |
| Owners | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mainline leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mainline is depended on by 300 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •n0-mainline is pre-1.0 — API may change.