Decision Workspace
tokio-mqttc vs mqtt5 vs irc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
27
tokio-mqttc
growingv0.0.2
A mqttc client based on tokio-rs, this is still early stage prototoy
62
mqtt5
experimentalv0.31.0
Complete MQTT v5.0 platform with high-performance async client and full-featured broker supporting TCP, TLS, WebSocket, authentication, bridging, and resource monitoring
60
irc
growingv1.1.0
the irc crate – usable, async IRC for Rust
Core Metrics
| tokio-mqttc | mqtt5 | irc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 27 | 62 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 3.2K | 3.5K | 344.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 2 | 348 | 9.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 68 | 158 |
| Releases | 2 | 47 | 82 |
| Last Updated | 3084d ago | 2d ago | 368d ago |
| Age | 8y 5m | 7m | 11y 4m |
Health Breakdown
tokio-mqttc
Maintenance
3
Quality
6
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
mqtt5
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
irc
Maintenance
8
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| tokio-mqttc | mqtt5 | irc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 | 0.31.0 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 19 | 56 | 28 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 390KB | 56KB |
| Features | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 4.9% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mqtt5 leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •irc has the most downloads (344.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •irc is depended on by 158 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tokio-mqttc, irc have not been updated in over a year.
- •tokio-mqttc, mqtt5 are pre-1.0 — API may change.