Decision Workspace
searchlight vs viam-mdns vs simple-mdns
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
searchlight
growingv0.3.2
📡 Rust mDNS server & client library designed with user interfaces in mind
60
viam-mdns
stablev3.0.2
A multicast DNS client library. Supports discovery of any mDNS device on a LAN.
57
simple-mdns
growingv0.7.0
Rust implementation of mDNS for service discovering (DNS-SD)
Core Metrics
| searchlight | viam-mdns | simple-mdns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 60 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 7.7K | 7.3K | 78.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 36 | 10 |
| Releases | 5 | 2 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 972d ago | 13d ago | 10d ago |
| Age | 3y 5m | 3y | 4y 12m |
Health Breakdown
searchlight
Maintenance
5
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
viam-mdns
Maintenance
15
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
simple-mdns
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| searchlight | viam-mdns | simple-mdns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 3.0.2 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 21KB | 31KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 20.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •viam-mdns leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •simple-mdns has the most downloads (78.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠searchlight has not been updated in over a year.
- •searchlight, simple-mdns are pre-1.0 — API may change.