Decision Workspace
sage_broker vs mqttv5-cli vs rumqttd
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
sage_broker
growingv0.3.0
MQTT 5.0 broker
57
mqttv5-cli
experimentalv0.26.0
Superior CLI tool for MQTT v5.0 - unified client and broker commands with ergonomic input design
51
rumqttd
growingv0.20.0
rumqttd is a high performance MQTT broker written in Rust which is light weight and embeddable
Core Metrics
| sage_broker | mqttv5-cli | rumqttd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 57 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 6.5K | 3.0K | 513.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 118 | 16.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 126 |
| Releases | 5 | 38 | 37 |
| Last Updated | 1544d ago | 2d ago | 179d ago |
| Age | 5y 10m | 7m | 5y 10m |
Health Breakdown
sage_broker
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
mqttv5-cli
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
rumqttd
Maintenance
11
Quality
10
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| sage_broker | mqttv5-cli | rumqttd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.26.0 | 0.20.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 21 | 30 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 76KB | 122KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.4% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.70.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mqttv5-cli leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rumqttd has the most downloads (513.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rumqttd is depended on by 126 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ sage_broker has not been updated in over a year.