Decision Workspace
peermerge vs hive-mesh vs guardian-db
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
peermerge
growingv0.0.3
Manage JSON-like documents with multiple writers, without a central authority, using a P2P protocol
50
hive-mesh
experimentalv0.2.2
Mesh networking library with CRDT sync, transport security, and topology management
49
guardian-db
experimentalv0.16.0
High-performance, local-first decentralized database built on Rust and Iroh
Core Metrics
| peermerge | hive-mesh | guardian-db | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 50 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9K | 149 | 100 |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 11 | 22 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 881d ago | 32d ago | 26d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 1m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
peermerge
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
hive-mesh
Maintenance
17
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
guardian-db
Maintenance
19
Quality
7
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| peermerge | hive-mesh | guardian-db | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.3 | 0.2.2 | 0.16.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0-only | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 28 | 49 | 44 |
| Crate Size | 100KB | 520KB | 2.1MB |
| Features | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.90.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hive-mesh leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •peermerge has the most downloads (3.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ peermerge has not been updated in over a year.