Decision Workspace
n0-mainline vs mainline vs dht
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
n0-mainline
experimentalv0.4.0
Async BitTorrent Mainline DHT client
72
mainline
stablev6.2.0
Simple, robust, BitTorrent's Mainline DHT implementation
52
dht
growingv6.4.0
Simple, robust, BitTorrent's Mainline DHT implementation
Core Metrics
| n0-mainline | mainline | dht | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 72 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 298.4K | 2.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.1K | 38.3K | 0 |
| Dependents | 1 | 300 | 4 |
| Releases | 4 | 41 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 3d ago | 88d ago |
| Age | 1m | 2y 8m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
n0-mainline
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
mainline
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
dht
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| n0-mainline | mainline | dht | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 6.2.0 | 6.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 26 | 23 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 83KB | 77KB | 82KB |
| Features | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.89 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mainline leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mainline is depended on by 300 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •n0-mainline is pre-1.0 — API may change.