Decision Workspace
notify-rust vs isay vs noti-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
71
notify-rust
stablev4.12.0
Show desktop notifications (linux, bsd, mac). Pure Rust dbus client and server.
35
isay
growingv0.2.0
Drop desktop notifications through HTTP API
42
noti-rs
experimentalv0.1.1
A simple CLI tool for sending desktop notifications
Core Metrics
| notify-rust | isay | noti-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 71 | 35 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 7.5M | 3.0K | 82 |
| 30d Downloads | 558.0K | 4 | 4 |
| Dependents | 3.0K | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 75 | 2 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 54d ago | 1897d ago | 110d ago |
| Age | 10y 9m | 5y 2m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
notify-rust
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
isay
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
noti-rs
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| notify-rust | isay | noti-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 4.12.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 62KB | 16KB | 12KB |
| Features | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.63.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •notify-rust leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •notify-rust is depended on by 3.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ isay has not been updated in over a year.
- •isay, noti-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.