Decision Workspace
quack-rs vs duckdb vs libduckdb-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
quack-rs
experimentalv0.7.1
Production-grade Rust SDK for building DuckDB loadable extensions
74
duckdb
stablev1.10501.0
Ergonomic wrapper for DuckDB
68
libduckdb-sys
stablev1.10501.0
Native bindings to the libduckdb library, C API
Core Metrics
| quack-rs | duckdb | libduckdb-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 74 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 847 | 1.7M | 1.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 848 | 277.2K | 278.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.1K | 234 |
| Releases | 6 | 40 | 43 |
| Last Updated | today | 4d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 19d | 4y 9m | 4y 9m |
Health Breakdown
quack-rs
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
duckdb
Maintenance
22
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
libduckdb-sys
Maintenance
22
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| quack-rs | duckdb | libduckdb-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.1 | 1.10501.0 | 1.10501.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 26 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 175KB | 2.9MB | 6.3MB |
| Features | 2 | 17 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.5% | 9.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.84.1 | 1.85.1 | 1.85.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •duckdb leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libduckdb-sys has the most downloads (1.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •duckdb is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •quack-rs is pre-1.0 — API may change.