Decision Workspace
ntex-mqtt vs rmqtt vs paho-mqtt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
70
ntex-mqtt
stablev8.2.1
Client and Server framework for MQTT v5 and v3.1.1 protocols
61
rmqtt
growingv0.22.0
MQTT Server for v3.1, v3.1.1 and v5.0 protocols
54
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 | 70 | 61 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 309.0K | 20.4K | 1.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.6K | 972 | 58.9K |
| Dependents | 79 | 387 | 208 |
| Releases | 200 | 26 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 24d ago | 2d ago | 110d ago |
| Age | 6y 3m | 3y 8m | 7y 7m |
Health Breakdown
ntex-mqtt
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
rmqtt
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
paho-mqtt
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ntex-mqtt | rmqtt | paho-mqtt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 8.2.1 | 0.22.0 | 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 | 39 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 158KB | 154KB | 134KB |
| Features | 0 | 18 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.7% | 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 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •paho-mqtt has the most downloads (1.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rmqtt is depended on by 387 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rmqtt, paho-mqtt are pre-1.0 — API may change.