Decision Workspace
single-use-dns vs lazy-dns vs dns-firewall
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
single-use-dns
growingv0.1.0
Simple throwaway dns server that temporarily hosts records for a single domain name
53
lazy-dns
growingv1.0.14
A lazy DNS server with GeoIP routing. Only SOA, NS, A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, and TXT are supported; everything else is dropped, by design.
49
dns-firewall
growingv1.2.3
Filtering DNS proxy server with firewall integration
Core Metrics
| single-use-dns | lazy-dns | dns-firewall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 53 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 1.7K | 3.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 2199d ago | 202d ago | 271d ago |
| Age | 6y | 6m | 3y 7m |
Health Breakdown
single-use-dns
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
lazy-dns
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
dns-firewall
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| single-use-dns | lazy-dns | dns-firewall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.0.14 | 1.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 13 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 25KB | 45KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lazy-dns leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dns-firewall has the most downloads (3.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ single-use-dns has not been updated in over a year.
- •single-use-dns is pre-1.0 — API may change.