Decision Workspace
redox vs mtorrent-core vs hightorrent
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
redox
growingv0.0.3
A library implementing the bittorrent protocol and a few key extensions.
55
mtorrent-core
experimentalv0.4.3
Fundamentals for building asynchronous BitTorrent clients
47
hightorrent
growingv0.4.0
High-level torrent library which supports Bittorrent v1, v2 and hybrid torrents
Core Metrics
| redox | mtorrent-core | hightorrent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 55 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 19.4K | 1.8K | 4.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 156 | 60 |
| Dependents | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| Releases | 4 | 12 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 3759d ago | 9d ago | 137d ago |
| Age | 10y 10m | 6m | 3y 3m |
Health Breakdown
redox
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
mtorrent-core
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
hightorrent
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| redox | mtorrent-core | hightorrent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.3 | 0.4.3 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 4 | 23 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 38KB | 90KB | 518KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.64 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mtorrent-core leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •redox has the most downloads (19.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ redox has not been updated in over a year.