Decision Workspace
mer-iot vs mockforge-mqtt vs mqttv5-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
mer-iot
experimentalv0.0.1
A developer-friendly IoT test data generator CLI — send realistic sensor payloads over MQTT, HTTP, or TCP
59
mockforge-mqtt
experimentalv0.3.101
MQTT protocol support for MockForge
57
mqttv5-cli
experimentalv0.26.0
Superior CLI tool for MQTT v5.0 - unified client and broker commands with ergonomic input design
Core Metrics
| mer-iot | mockforge-mqtt | mqttv5-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 59 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 15 | 3.4K | 3.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 15 | 775 | 118 |
| Dependents | 0 | 180 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 69 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 13d ago | 1d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 13d | 5m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
mer-iot
Maintenance
12
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
mockforge-mqtt
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
mqttv5-cli
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mer-iot | mockforge-mqtt | mqttv5-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 0.3.101 | 0.26.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 17 | 20 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 521KB | 76KB | 76KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mockforge-mqtt leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mockforge-mqtt is depended on by 180 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.