Decision Workspace
schema-registry-client vs schema_registry_converter vs schema_registry_converter_sf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
schema-registry-client
experimentalv0.4.2
Serialize/deserialize data to/from Kafka using the Confluent Schema Registry
65
schema_registry_converter
stablev4.8.0
Encode/decode data from/to kafka using the Confluent Schema Registry
41
schema_registry_converter_sf
growingv4.1.0
It is just a fork of the original schema_registry_converter crate with a fix for the avro serialization
Core Metrics
| schema-registry-client | schema_registry_converter | schema_registry_converter_sf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 65 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 29.3K | 5.4M | 1.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 4.7K | 154.3K | 9 |
| Dependents | 9 | 24 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 23 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 11d ago | 31d ago | 565d ago |
| Age | 11m | 7y 6m | 1y 6m |
Health Breakdown
schema-registry-client
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
schema_registry_converter
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
schema_registry_converter_sf
Maintenance
1
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| schema-registry-client | schema_registry_converter | schema_registry_converter_sf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.2 | 4.8.0 | 4.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 54 | 18 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 172KB | 118KB | 90KB |
| Features | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •schema_registry_converter leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ schema_registry_converter_sf has not been updated in over a year.
- •schema-registry-client is pre-1.0 — API may change.