Decision Workspace
pubky-homeserver vs pubky vs pkarr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
pubky-homeserver
growingv0.7.0
Pubky core's homeserver.
64
pubky
growingv0.7.0
Pubky SDK
73
pkarr
stablev5.0.4
Public-Key Addressable Resource Records (Pkarr); publish and resolve DNS records over Mainline DHT
Core Metrics
| pubky-homeserver | pubky | pkarr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 64 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 9.4K | 17.2K | 587.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 184 | 497 | 82.9K |
| Dependents | 23 | 41 | 357 |
| Releases | 20 | 25 | 67 |
| Last Updated | 9d ago | 9d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 1y 6m | 2y 5m |
Health Breakdown
pubky-homeserver
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
pubky
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
pkarr
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pubky-homeserver | pubky | pkarr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.7.0 | 5.0.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 58 | 19 | 47 |
| Crate Size | 158KB | 84KB | 70KB |
| Features | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 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 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pkarr is depended on by 357 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •pubky-homeserver, pubky are pre-1.0 — API may change.