Decision Workspace
postcrate-core vs mockforge-smtp vs maik
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
postcrate-core
experimentalv0.1.1
Embeddable SMTP capture engine: server, multi-mailbox lifecycle, chaos simulation, SQLite persistence, HTTP API.
60
mockforge-smtp
experimentalv0.3.149
SMTP mocking support for MockForge
40
maik
growingv0.2.0
A mock SMTP server library
Core Metrics
| postcrate-core | mockforge-smtp | maik | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 60 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 36 | 4.3K | 4.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 270 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 115 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | today | 355d ago |
| Age | 3d | 7m | 1y 10m |
Health Breakdown
postcrate-core
Maintenance
14
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
mockforge-smtp
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
13
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
maik
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| postcrate-core | mockforge-smtp | maik | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.3.149 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 36 | 22 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 142KB | 61KB | 26KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.78 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mockforge-smtp leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •maik has the most downloads (4.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •mockforge-smtp is depended on by 270 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.