Decision Workspace
mdns-resolver vs mdns-sd vs kitsune_p2p_mdns
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
28
mdns-resolver
growingv0.1.0
A simple async legacy mDNS resolver
66
mdns-sd
growingv0.18.2
mDNS Service Discovery library with no async runtime dependency
56
kitsune_p2p_mdns
growingv0.4.4
p2p / mdns discovery framework
Core Metrics
| mdns-resolver | mdns-sd | kitsune_p2p_mdns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 28 | 66 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 2.0M | 131.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 188.4K | 1.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 505 | 200 |
| Releases | 1 | 71 | 51 |
| Last Updated | 1675d ago | 16d ago | 261d ago |
| Age | 4y 7m | 4y 5m | 4y 9m |
Health Breakdown
mdns-resolver
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
2
Popularity
4
Documentation
6
mdns-sd
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
kitsune_p2p_mdns
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
16
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mdns-resolver | mdns-sd | kitsune_p2p_mdns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.18.2 | 0.4.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 12 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 116KB | 14KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 5 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •mdns-sd leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mdns-sd is depended on by 505 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ mdns-resolver has not been updated in over a year.