Decision Workspace
srv-shim vs plumber vs simple-mdns
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
31
srv-shim
growingv0.1.2
Drop-in SRV record support for legacy systems.
32
plumber
growingv0.0.7
plumber is a shim that adds pluggable service discovery to legacy systems without modifying their code.
55
simple-mdns
growingv0.6.3
Rust implementation of mDNS for service discovering (DNS-SD)
Core Metrics
| srv-shim | plumber | simple-mdns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 31 | 32 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 6.1K | 20.3K | 76.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 28 | 1.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Releases | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 3759d ago | 3759d ago | 42d ago |
| Age | 10y 7m | 10y 7m | 4y 10m |
Health Breakdown
srv-shim
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
5
plumber
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
5
simple-mdns
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| srv-shim | plumber | simple-mdns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.0.7 | 0.6.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 9KB | 29KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Quick Verdict
- •simple-mdns leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ srv-shim, plumber have not been updated in over a year.