Decision Workspace
pubky vs pubky-homeserver vs pkarr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
pubky
growingv0.9.0
Pubky SDK
63
pubky-homeserver
growingv0.9.0
Pubky core's homeserver.
72
pkarr
stablev6.0.0
Public-Key Addressable Resource Records (Pkarr); publish and resolve DNS records over Mainline DHT
Core Metrics
| pubky | pubky-homeserver | pkarr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 63 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 18.9K | 10.3K | 800.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 125.7K |
| Dependents | 54 | 25 | 461 |
| Releases | 27 | 22 | 69 |
| Last Updated | today | today | 12d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 1y 3m | 2y 7m |
Health Breakdown
pubky
Maintenance
20
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
pubky-homeserver
Maintenance
20
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
pkarr
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pubky | pubky-homeserver | pkarr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 | 0.9.0 | 6.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 19 | 56 | 47 |
| Crate Size | 87KB | 196KB | 70KB |
| Features | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pkarr leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pkarr is depended on by 461 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •pubky, pubky-homeserver are pre-1.0 — API may change.