Decision Workspace
snakeice-rdkafka vs rdkafka-sys vs rdkafka
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
snakeice-rdkafka
experimentalv0.40.2
Rust wrapper for librdkafka
66
rdkafka-sys
stablev4.10.0+2.12.1
Native bindings to the librdkafka library
65
rdkafka
growingv0.39.0
Rust wrapper for librdkafka
Core Metrics
| snakeice-rdkafka | rdkafka-sys | rdkafka | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 66 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 22.5M | 25.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 1.8M | 1.9M |
| Dependents | 0 | 89 | 2.1K |
| Releases | 3 | 33 | 52 |
| Last Updated | 305d ago | 61d ago | 61d ago |
| Age | 10m | 9y 4m | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
snakeice-rdkafka
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
rdkafka-sys
Maintenance
15
Quality
18
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
rdkafka
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| snakeice-rdkafka | rdkafka-sys | rdkafka | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.40.2 | 4.10.0+2.12.1 | 0.39.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 24 | 10 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 134KB | 4.9MB | 137KB |
| Features | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.0% | 1.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.74 |
| Owners | 1 | 5 | 6 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rdkafka-sys leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rdkafka has the most downloads (25.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rdkafka is depended on by 2.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •snakeice-rdkafka, rdkafka are pre-1.0 — API may change.