Decision Workspace
quilibrium-names-sdk vs pkarr vs hickory-resolver
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
quilibrium-names-sdk
experimentalv2.1.0
Rust SDK for Quilibrium Name Service - resolve and manage domain names on Quilibrium
73
pkarr
stablev5.0.4
Public-Key Addressable Resource Records (Pkarr); publish and resolve DNS records over Mainline DHT
71
hickory-resolver
growingv0.25.2
hickory-resolver is a safe and secure DNS stub resolver library intended to be a high-level library for DNS record resolution.
Core Metrics
| quilibrium-names-sdk | pkarr | hickory-resolver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 73 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 22 | 587.1K | 40.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 79.7K | 4.9M |
| Dependents | 0 | 357 | 3.4K |
| Releases | 1 | 67 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 100d ago | 2d ago | today |
| Age | 3m | 2y 5m | 2y 6m |
Health Breakdown
quilibrium-names-sdk
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
pkarr
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
hickory-resolver
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| quilibrium-names-sdk | pkarr | hickory-resolver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.0 | 5.0.4 | 0.25.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 18 | 47 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 32KB | 70KB | 92KB |
| Features | 3 | 14 | 22 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.71.1 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pkarr leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hickory-resolver has the most downloads (40.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hickory-resolver is depended on by 3.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •hickory-resolver is pre-1.0 — API may change.