Decision Workspace
minimq vs mqtt5 vs reddb-io-client
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
67
minimq
growingv0.12.0
An MQTT5 client
62
mqtt5
experimentalv0.32.2
Complete MQTT v5.0 platform with high-performance async client and full-featured broker supporting TCP, TLS, WebSocket, authentication, bridging, and resource monitoring
58
reddb-io-client
experimentalv1.5.0
Official Rust client for RedDB — embedded engine, gRPC, HTTP, and RedWire transports behind one connection-string API. Also hosts the workspace-internal connector + REPL used by the `red` and `red_client` binaries.
Core Metrics
| minimq | mqtt5 | reddb-io-client | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 67 | 62 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 138.4K | 4.9K | 236 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 46 | 83 | 26 |
| Releases | 19 | 54 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 5d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 5y 9m | 9m | 14d |
Health Breakdown
minimq
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
mqtt5
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
reddb-io-client
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| minimq | mqtt5 | reddb-io-client | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.12.0 | 0.32.2 | 1.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 17 | 55 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 80KB | 401KB | 119KB |
| Features | 3 | 12 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •minimq leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •minimq, mqtt5 are pre-1.0 — API may change.