Decision Workspace
viadkim vs mail-send vs direct_to_mx
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
viadkim
growingv0.2.0
Implementation of the DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) specification
56
mail-send
growingv0.5.2
E-mail delivery library with SMTP and DKIM support
53
direct_to_mx
experimentalv0.3.0
Direct-to-MX email delivery with DKIM signing, IPv4 forcing, MX fallback, bulk sending, attachments, DKIM key generation, and DNS verification
Core Metrics
| viadkim | mail-send | direct_to_mx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 56 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 18.5K | 375.4K | 236 |
| 30d Downloads | 170 | 26.7K | 236 |
| Dependents | 16 | 165 | 0 |
| Releases | 13 | 22 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 679d ago | 194d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 3y 3m | 3y 10m | 25d |
Health Breakdown
viadkim
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
mail-send
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
direct_to_mx
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| viadkim | mail-send | direct_to_mx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.5.2 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 15 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 108KB | 40KB | 38KB |
| Features | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.67.0 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mail-send leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mail-send is depended on by 165 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ viadkim has not been updated in over a year.