Decision Workspace
rdkafka vs rdkafka-sys vs zirv-kafka
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
rdkafka
growingv0.39.0
Rust wrapper for librdkafka
63
rdkafka-sys
stablev4.10.0+2.12.1
Native bindings to the librdkafka library
49
zirv-kafka
growingv0.2.1
A convinient wrapper for rdkafka.
Core Metrics
| rdkafka | rdkafka-sys | zirv-kafka | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 63 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 31.7M | 28.9M | 2.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.1M | 1.1M | 0 |
| Dependents | 3.3K | 95 | 0 |
| Releases | 52 | 33 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 169d ago | 169d ago | 456d ago |
| Age | 9y 8m | 9y 7m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
rdkafka
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
rdkafka-sys
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
zirv-kafka
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rdkafka | rdkafka-sys | zirv-kafka | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.39.0 | 4.10.0+2.12.1 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 24 | 10 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 137KB | 4.9MB | 11KB |
| Features | 20 | 19 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 1.9% | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.74 | 1.74 | — |
| Owners | 6 | 5 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rdkafka-sys leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rdkafka has the most downloads (31.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rdkafka is depended on by 3.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ zirv-kafka has not been updated in over a year.
- •rdkafka, zirv-kafka are pre-1.0 — API may change.