Decision Workspace
testcontainers-redpanda-rs vs mockforge-kafka vs redpanda-transform-sdk-varint
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
testcontainers-redpanda-rs
growingv0.14.0
Unofficial redpanda test container
59
mockforge-kafka
experimentalv0.3.101
Kafka protocol support for MockForge
51
redpanda-transform-sdk-varint
growingv1.1.0
Varint decoding for redpanda-transform-sdk
Core Metrics
| testcontainers-redpanda-rs | mockforge-kafka | redpanda-transform-sdk-varint | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 59 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 21.2K | 2.5K | 6.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 448 | 614 | 103 |
| Dependents | 10 | 130 | 12 |
| Releases | 21 | 68 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 47d ago | 1d ago | 609d ago |
| Age | 2y 4m | 5m | 1y 11m |
Health Breakdown
testcontainers-redpanda-rs
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
mockforge-kafka
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
redpanda-transform-sdk-varint
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| testcontainers-redpanda-rs | mockforge-kafka | redpanda-transform-sdk-varint | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.14.0 | 0.3.101 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 17 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 66KB | 3KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85.1 | — | 1.72.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mockforge-kafka leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •testcontainers-redpanda-rs has the most downloads (21.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •mockforge-kafka is depended on by 130 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ redpanda-transform-sdk-varint has not been updated in over a year.
- •testcontainers-redpanda-rs, mockforge-kafka are pre-1.0 — API may change.