Decision Workspace
microdns vs radixtarget vs lazy-dns
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
microdns
experimentalv0.1.0
A minimal DNS resolver library with no external dependencies
56
radixtarget
growingv4.2.0
Fast radix tree implementation for IP addresses and hostnames with target matching
53
lazy-dns
growingv1.0.14
A lazy DNS server with GeoIP routing. Only SOA, NS, A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, and TXT are supported; everything else is dropped, by design.
Core Metrics
| microdns | radixtarget | lazy-dns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 56 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 714 | 2.5K | 1.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 244 | 9 |
| Dependents | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 331d ago | 101d ago | 202d ago |
| Age | 11m | 6m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
microdns
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
radixtarget
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
lazy-dns
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| microdns | radixtarget | lazy-dns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 4.2.0 | 1.0.14 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 180KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •radixtarget leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •microdns is pre-1.0 — API may change.