Decision Workspace
notify-rust vs isay vs noti-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
74
notify-rust
stablev4.17.0
Show desktop notifications (linux, bsd, mac). Pure Rust dbus client and server.
35
isay
growingv0.2.0
Drop desktop notifications through HTTP API
41
noti-rs
experimentalv0.1.1
A simple CLI tool for sending desktop notifications
Core Metrics
| notify-rust | isay | noti-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 74 | 35 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 9.0M | 3.0K | 87 |
| 30d Downloads | 898.6K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 3.5K | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 82 | 2 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 21d ago | 1956d ago | 169d ago |
| Age | 10y 11m | 5y 4m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
notify-rust
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
isay
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
noti-rs
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| notify-rust | isay | noti-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 4.17.0 | 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 | 64KB | 16KB | 12KB |
| Features | 10 | 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 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •notify-rust is depended on by 3.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ isay has not been updated in over a year.
- •isay, noti-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.