Decision Workspace
multicast_dns vs opslag vs mdns
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
30
multicast_dns
growingv0.5.0
Simple Rust wrapper around Avahi Daemon
53
opslag
growingv0.2.3
Sans-IO no_std mDNS library
52
mdns
growingv3.0.0
A multicast DNS client library. Supports discovery of any mDNS device on a LAN.
Core Metrics
| multicast_dns | opslag | mdns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 30 | 53 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 5.7K | 2.1K | 395.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 19 | 7 | 7.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 105 |
| Releases | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 2222d ago | 40d ago | 1883d ago |
| Age | 7y 4m | 1y | 9y 4m |
Health Breakdown
multicast_dns
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
5
opslag
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
mdns
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| multicast_dns | opslag | mdns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.2.3 | 3.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 35KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •opslag leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mdns has the most downloads (395.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •mdns is depended on by 105 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ multicast_dns, mdns have not been updated in over a year.
- •multicast_dns, opslag are pre-1.0 — API may change.