Decision Workspace
pubky vs pubky-homeserver vs pkarr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
64
pubky
growingv0.9.3
Pubky SDK
62
pubky-homeserver
growingv0.9.3
Pubky core's homeserver.
70
pkarr
stablev6.0.1
Public-Key Addressable Resource Records (Pkarr); publish and resolve DNS records over Mainline DHT
Core Metrics
| pubky | pubky-homeserver | pkarr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 64 | 62 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 20.4K | 11.0K | 971.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 58.0K |
| Dependents | 62 | 29 | 482 |
| Releases | 31 | 26 | 70 |
| Last Updated | 14d ago | 14d ago | 47d ago |
| Age | 1y 10m | 1y 5m | 2y 9m |
Health Breakdown
pubky
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
pubky-homeserver
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
pkarr
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pubky | pubky-homeserver | pkarr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.3 | 0.9.3 | 6.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 21 | 56 | 47 |
| Crate Size | 89KB | 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 | 4 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pkarr leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pkarr is depended on by 482 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •pubky, pubky-homeserver are pre-1.0 — API may change.