Decision Workspace
thrift vs volo vs pilota
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
thrift
growingv0.17.0
Rust bindings for the Apache Thrift RPC system
67
volo
growingv0.12.3
Volo is a high-performance and strong-extensibility Rust RPC framework that helps developers build microservices.
65
pilota
growingv0.13.1
Pilota is a thrift and protobuf implementation in pure rust with high performance and extensibility.
Core Metrics
| thrift | volo | pilota | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 67 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 75.2M | 332.3K | 354.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 4.4M | 44.3K | 45.9K |
| Dependents | 396 | 229 | 237 |
| Releases | 12 | 35 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 1289d ago | 64d ago | 56d ago |
| Age | 9y 1m | 4y | 4y |
Health Breakdown
thrift
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
volo
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
pilota
Maintenance
17
Quality
10
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| thrift | volo | pilota | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.17.0 | 0.12.3 | 0.13.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 27 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 45KB | 54KB | 72KB |
| Features | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 8.3% | 8.6% | 10.5% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 4 (team) | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •volo leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •thrift has the most downloads (75.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •thrift is depended on by 396 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ thrift has not been updated in over a year.