Decision Workspace
mhost vs iroh-dns vs trust-dns-resolver
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
mhost
growingv0.11.3
Fast, async DNS lookup library and CLI -- modern dig/host replacement with parallel multi-server queries, DoH, DoT, subdomain discovery, and zone verification
64
iroh-dns
experimentalv1.0.2
DNS-based endpoint discovery for iroh
60
trust-dns-resolver
growingv0.23.2
Trust-DNS is a safe and secure DNS library. This Resolver library uses the Client library to perform all DNS queries. The Resolver is intended to be a high-level library for any DNS record resolution see Resolver and AsyncResolver for supported resolution types. The Client can be used for other queries.
Core Metrics
| mhost | iroh-dns | trust-dns-resolver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 64 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 18.0K | 355.4K | 54.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 142.3K | 486.1K |
| Dependents | 1 | 30 | 3.2K |
| Releases | 18 | 6 | 62 |
| Last Updated | 96d ago | 7d ago | 994d ago |
| Age | 8y 9m | 2m | 9y |
Health Breakdown
mhost
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
iroh-dns
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
trust-dns-resolver
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mhost | iroh-dns | trust-dns-resolver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.3 | 1.0.2 | 0.23.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 38 | 18 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 284KB | 41KB | 89KB |
| Features | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.91 | 1.64.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •iroh-dns leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •trust-dns-resolver has the most downloads (54.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •trust-dns-resolver is depended on by 3.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ trust-dns-resolver has not been updated in over a year.
- •mhost, trust-dns-resolver are pre-1.0 — API may change.