Decision Workspace
mini-c-ares-sys vs c-ares vs c-ares-resolver
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
mini-c-ares-sys
growingv0.2.3
Minimal Low-level bindings to the c-ares library, based on c-ares-sys
70
c-ares
stablev12.0.0
A Rust wrapper for the c-ares library, for asynchronous DNS requests.
67
c-ares-resolver
stablev11.0.0
An asynchronous DNS resolver, backed by c-ares.
Core Metrics
| mini-c-ares-sys | c-ares | c-ares-resolver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 70 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 9.5K | 347.6K | 222.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 4.1K | 1.9K |
| Dependents | 5 | 62 | 28 |
| Releases | 5 | 66 | 47 |
| Last Updated | 958d ago | 5d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 10y 10m | 9y 7m |
Health Breakdown
mini-c-ares-sys
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
c-ares
Maintenance
19
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
c-ares-resolver
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| mini-c-ares-sys | c-ares | c-ares-resolver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 12.0.0 | 11.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 29KB | 17KB |
| Features | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •c-ares leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ mini-c-ares-sys has not been updated in over a year.
- •mini-c-ares-sys is pre-1.0 — API may change.