Decision Workspace
messagebird-async vs sms-client vs sendly
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
messagebird-async
growingv0.5.0
Wrapper around the message bird SMS API
57
sms-client
growingv3.1.0
Rust client library for sms-server - send/receive SMS through your own GSM hardware with HTTP/WebSocket support and no API subscriptions.
57
sendly
experimentalv3.24.0
Official Rust SDK for the Sendly SMS API
Core Metrics
| messagebird-async | sms-client | sendly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 57 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 21.9K | 2.3K | 579 |
| 30d Downloads | 19 | 78 | 132 |
| Dependents | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Releases | 15 | 12 | 40 |
| Last Updated | 2199d ago | 57d ago | 9d ago |
| Age | 7y 6m | 6m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
messagebird-async
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
sms-client
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
sendly
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| messagebird-async | sms-client | sendly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 3.1.0 | 3.24.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Dependencies | 22 | 16 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 32KB | 46KB | 62KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 8.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sms-client leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •messagebird-async has the most downloads (21.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ messagebird-async has not been updated in over a year.
- •messagebird-async is pre-1.0 — API may change.