Decision Workspace
prost vs prost-reflect vs pilota
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
prost
growingv0.14.3
A Protocol Buffers implementation for the Rust Language.
70
prost-reflect
growingv0.16.4
A protobuf library extending prost with reflection support and dynamic messages.
65
pilota
growingv0.13.1
Pilota is a thrift and protobuf implementation in pure rust with high performance and extensibility.
Core Metrics
| prost | prost-reflect | pilota | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 70 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 422.2M | 58.5M | 354.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 39.5M | 6.8M | 45.9K |
| Dependents | 60.8K | 1.5K | 237 |
| Releases | 45 | 56 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 135d ago | 1d ago | 56d ago |
| Age | 8y 11m | 4y 5m | 4y |
Health Breakdown
prost
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
prost-reflect
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
pilota
Maintenance
17
Quality
10
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| prost | prost-reflect | pilota | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.14.3 | 0.16.4 | 0.13.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 15 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 116KB | 72KB |
| Features | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 11.1% | 0.0% | 10.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.82 | 1.82.0 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •prost-reflect leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •prost has the most downloads (422.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •prost is depended on by 60.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.