Decision Workspace
ntex-mqtt vs rmqtt vs paho-mqtt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
71
ntex-mqtt
stablev8.0.0
Client and Server framework for MQTT v5 and v3.1.1 protocols
60
rmqtt
growingv0.20.0
MQTT Server for v3.1, v3.1.1 and v5.0 protocols
55
paho-mqtt
growingv0.14.0
The Official Eclipse Paho MQTT Rust Client Library. This is a wrapper around the Paho C library.
Core Metrics
| ntex-mqtt | rmqtt | paho-mqtt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 71 | 60 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 301.5K | 17.7K | 1.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 3.6K | 1.1K | 65.2K |
| Dependents | 69 | 319 | 198 |
| Releases | 197 | 24 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 13d ago | 23d ago | 61d ago |
| Age | 6y 1m | 3y 7m | 7y 6m |
Health Breakdown
ntex-mqtt
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
rmqtt
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
paho-mqtt
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ntex-mqtt | rmqtt | paho-mqtt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 8.0.0 | 0.20.0 | 0.14.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | EPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 22 | 36 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 158KB | 125KB | 134KB |
| Features | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 8.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.89.0 | 1.75.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ntex-mqtt leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •paho-mqtt has the most downloads (1.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rmqtt is depended on by 319 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rmqtt, paho-mqtt are pre-1.0 — API may change.