Decision Workspace
mns vs pkarr vs pubky
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
mns
experimentalv0.1.0
Short random names for permissionless DNS
72
pkarr
stablev6.0.0
Public-Key Addressable Resource Records (Pkarr); publish and resolve DNS records over Mainline DHT
66
pubky
growingv0.9.0
Pubky SDK
Core Metrics
| mns | pkarr | pubky | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 72 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 386 | 800.6K | 18.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 125.7K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 461 | 54 |
| Releases | 1 | 69 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 275d ago | 12d ago | today |
| Age | 9m | 2y 7m | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
mns
Maintenance
3
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
pkarr
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
pubky
Maintenance
20
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| mns | pkarr | pubky | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 6.0.0 | 0.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 47 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 70KB | 87KB |
| Features | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pkarr leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pkarr is depended on by 461 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •mns, pubky are pre-1.0 — API may change.